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 Grossman
Examples 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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The market once run by non-Natives is now almost exclusively managed by Indigenous people as part of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, or SWAIA.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The second drop, available in June 2025, will spotlight a bespoke pattern developed exclusively for this collaboration, offering ready-to-wear styles, bath wear and accessories crafted from Missoni’s signature raschel textile and paired with beachwear collection silhouettes.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Creo and Sony will also award the Sustainability Prize to reward a film that communicates on key themes linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, as well as an award for Future Format, which will recognize short films shot exclusively on a smartphone.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Africa was mentioned frequently on TBN, but almost exclusively as a destination for white American missionaries.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The second drop, available in June 2025, will spotlight a bespoke pattern developed exclusively for this collaboration, offering ready-to-wear styles, bath wear and accessories crafted from Missoni’s signature raschel textile and paired with beachwear collection silhouettes.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Creo and Sony will also award the Sustainability Prize to reward a film that communicates on key themes linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, as well as an award for Future Format, which will recognize short films shot exclusively on a smartphone.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Africa was mentioned frequently on TBN, but almost exclusively as a destination for white American missionaries.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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