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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Although the first orbiting data centers will exclusively crunch data collected in space, some technologists think that power-hungry computing infrastructure would in the future do better in space, where solar power is constant and cooling is easy. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The kits are for sale exclusively on Walmart’s website and will be restocked daily. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 The online retailer has secretly slashed prices exclusively for Prime members, with up to 75 percent off popular brands, like Samsonite, Ray-Ban, and Bagsmart. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025 The actor, who played Ben Wyatt on the NBC series that aired for seven seasons from 2009 to 2015, exclusively told PEOPLE at Apple TV+’s A Mysterious and Important Invite on Behalf of Severance event on April 5 about one of his favorite moments from the sitcom. Arabella Hau, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclusively

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Apr. 2025.

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