exclusively

adverb

ex·​clu·​sive·​ly ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē How to pronounce exclusively (audio)
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: 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

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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IndieWire shares Hinojosa’s keynote exclusively below. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025 The actress, 49, attended the opening night of Jackman's From New York, with Love show at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday, Jan. 24, as seen in photos obtained exclusively by PEOPLE. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025 To ensure this year’s nominees receive proper recognition for their achievements, the Academy is planning a special gathering at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles during the week leading up to the Oscars ceremony on March 2, Variety has exclusively learned. Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for exclusively 

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exclusively was in 1650

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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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