as in solely
for nothing other than
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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Recent Examples of exclusively
Canyon Ranch Austin will join a growing roster of properties from Tuscany to Bali to Devon catering exclusively, or primarily, to female travelers navigating hormones, midlife transitions, burnout and the simple desire for a real break.
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
The grain contains avenanthramides, which are antioxidants found exclusively in oats, says Coogan.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Data from one primary care clinic in Los Angeles, shared exclusively with NPR, shows a sharp rise in anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts among patients.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 17 May 2026
School dance team members, being female exclusively, are not restricted by Title IX restrictions the way boys in baseball and basketball are restricted by Title IX rulings.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
The grain contains avenanthramides, which are antioxidants found exclusively in oats, says Coogan.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Data from one primary care clinic in Los Angeles, shared exclusively with NPR, shows a sharp rise in anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts among patients.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 17 May 2026
School dance team members, being female exclusively, are not restricted by Title IX restrictions the way boys in baseball and basketball are restricted by Title IX rulings.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of Obsession's 108-minute runtime, Nikki transforms into an self-destructive, possessive, and dangerously violent shadow of her former self as Bear's spell forces her to fixate solely on her unnatural devotion to him—no matter the cost.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Yet Black representatives have only been elected from majority-Black districts.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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These are the services that reduce harm and support reintegration, unlike arrests that only deepen instability.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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This is proof that sometimes divine intervention-like occurrences can happen, occurring purely via the Grace of God.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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From another, money is seen purely as a unit of account, a measurement like a meter or a year, so that the question of how much of it there is, is a category error, like asking how many inches there are in Europe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Heard whole, the Barber-Menotti product is as gloriously over the top as anything that Bette Davis ever made with William Wyler—and Heartbeat’s reduction of it to its burning cinders is as just as effective as Glyndebourne’s grandly eloquent take.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Having overseen the game tent for many years, Cornelius knew just the thing to say in order to goad the customers into buying tickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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In that sense, Shadbolt’s food doesn’t have to argue for British cooking so much as simply to practice it, excellently.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness reports that cities relying on arrests and sweeps do not see long-term decreases in unsheltered homelessness because people are simply displaced into new areas rather than housed.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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