entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
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Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
Recent Examples on the Web
Air traffic controllers must also react, diverting airplanes from places that are experiencing communications blackouts, or grounding planes entirely if the absence of comms is more global.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
Just a few decades ago, this landscape was entirely frozen.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
Just a few decades ago, this landscape was entirely frozen.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for entirely
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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