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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are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
With a new administration comes an entirely new agenda and Republicans under President Donald Trump are prioritizing cuts to federal government spending.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
None of this would be entirely new for the United States.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
The right side of the field was entirely new faces with freshmen Kaitlyn Graham and LJ Smith at first and second base, respectively, and sophomore Emma Veach in right field.
—Sam Lane, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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