exclusively
adverb
ex·clu·sive·ly
ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 
-ziv-
: 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
Bryan CranstonWith richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.
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
Harry McCracken and Lev GrossmanExamples of exclusively in a Sentence
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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Running exclusively locally would ensure data remains private, and a smaller environment should be easier to code for.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Online programs also need to provide faculty members who are available for office hours, plus online advisers and other resources, exclusively to support online students.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
The collection will drop exclusively on khy.com on Tuesday, March 18, at 9 a.m.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite Chief Justice Warren formally writing the opinion to apply exclusively to education, its attack on segregation has—paradoxically—been most efficacious beyond that original context.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Online programs also need to provide faculty members who are available for office hours, plus online advisers and other resources, exclusively to support online students.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
The collection will drop exclusively on khy.com on Tuesday, March 18, at 9 a.m.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite Chief Justice Warren formally writing the opinion to apply exclusively to education, its attack on segregation has—paradoxically—been most efficacious beyond that original context.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exclusively
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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