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as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
the devout girl vowed to live her life purely and in the service of God
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as in solely
for nothing other than
I fish purely for the fun of it—I don't care if I end up with no fish to fry
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Recent Examples of purely
This development is often overlooked because many Western observers continue to see China’s space program as a purely state-run enterprise.
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Rainer Zitelmann,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
This is purely players who never won football’s biggest prize.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
For the most part, the entries have been purely exhilarating stuff.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Dutch cyber strategy has moved beyond a purely reactive model and now includes more proactive efforts to detect, disrupt, and counter hostile cyber activity.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
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Rainer Zitelmann,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
This is purely players who never won football’s biggest prize.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
For the most part, the entries have been purely exhilarating stuff.
—
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Dutch cyber strategy has moved beyond a purely reactive model and now includes more proactive efforts to detect, disrupt, and counter hostile cyber activity.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for purely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purely
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Their amalgamation with the other color produces a degradation to which no lover of his country, no lover of excellence in the human character can innocently consent.
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It was innocently posted by motorsports reporter Cole Cusumano, who was there covering the race.
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On the other hand, a large yard filled solely with small plants can look indistinct unless a few larger plants are added as anchors.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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Potentially, this is why the digital artefacts in the time capsule are only in the Notes app; there’s no need to ask Apple for permission to access the iPhone’s core functionality to open them.
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But Vakulenko of Carnegie believes supply problems in Moscow are real, thanks not only to the June attacks but multiple strikes on refineries in the surrounding regions that supply the capital.
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves.
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After surviving a career-ending stroke, the former officer founded The Wounded Blue, the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to injured and disabled law enforcement officers.
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The Age of Attraction co-hosts welcomed twin daughters, Iris Parker and Dove Tomlin, late in the evening on Tuesday, June 30, the couple exclusively shares with PEOPLE.
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Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
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Now that the news is out, ENHYPEN is doing more than just showing up for a panel.
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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Goddard says simply closing the blinds or drapes during the day to keep the sun out can lower the temperature of upper floors.
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To release it, simply pull it apart, combining the convenience of magnetic attachment with the confidence of a physical locking mechanism.
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“Purely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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