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
Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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Some professionals and investors are rejecting this trade-off entirely.
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Joseph Drups, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
What the market is trying to figure out right now is if the February slowdown was entirely due to adverse weather or if there is something wrong with the consumer.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Researchers aren’t entirely sure why that happens to some people and not others, but DNA is part of the story.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
That drop has been almost entirely based on his shooting inside the arc.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Drups, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
What the market is trying to figure out right now is if the February slowdown was entirely due to adverse weather or if there is something wrong with the consumer.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Researchers aren’t entirely sure why that happens to some people and not others, but DNA is part of the story.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
That drop has been almost entirely based on his shooting inside the arc.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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 9 Mar. 2025.
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