ex·clu·sive·ly
| \ ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē
, -ziv- \
, -ziv- \
Definition of exclusively
: in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.
an exclusively male/female clientele I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.— Bryan Cranston With richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.— Harold Underwood Faulkner et al. "In some industries," says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, "it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real …"— Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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