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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Directed, co-created and exec produced by Shaffir and Eric Abrams, the show will be available to stream exclusively on the direct-to-consumer platform of Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky’s YMH Studios beginning April 16.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
The Constitution’s crown jewel was the entrustment of the power to take the nation to war exclusively to Congress, leaving to the president authority to respond unilaterally to sudden attacks that had already broken the peace.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
He is supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism and his work is produced exclusively by NBC News.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Officials detailed the Bureau of Emerging Threats exclusively to ABC News.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
The Constitution’s crown jewel was the entrustment of the power to take the nation to war exclusively to Congress, leaving to the president authority to respond unilaterally to sudden attacks that had already broken the peace.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
He is supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism and his work is produced exclusively by NBC News.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Officials detailed the Bureau of Emerging Threats exclusively to ABC News.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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