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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Unlike other customer satisfaction surveys, the Airline Quality Rating exclusively uses government data that airlines must report monthly.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Character details for the new faces are under wraps, as Deadline exclusively reported.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Those posts have sometimes involved Eze, because of his footballing journey, but have not exclusively focused on him.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The first episode of The Penthouse launched on Friday, and new episodes will arrive every Friday on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, while full video episodes can be exclusively found on YouTube.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Character details for the new faces are under wraps, as Deadline exclusively reported.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Those posts have sometimes involved Eze, because of his footballing journey, but have not exclusively focused on him.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The first episode of The Penthouse launched on Friday, and new episodes will arrive every Friday on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, while full video episodes can be exclusively found on YouTube.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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