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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Jack Nicholson and Walter Brennan also have three Oscars each, but one of Nicholson's wins was for Best Supporting Actor, and Brennan won exclusively in the supporting category.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
It was issued as a standard 11-song digital download album, a 13-song physical set (on CD, cassette and vinyl), a 15-song digital download and streaming edition, a 16-song digital download and streaming set, and an 18-song digital download sold exclusively in McRae’s webstore.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2025
The enclave almost exclusively relies on humanitarian aid, with aid agencies warning last month that the humanitarian needs of those in Gaza remain huge, despite the promise of a huge influx of aid under phase one of the deal.
—CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
No longer, though: earlier this month, Amazon MGM Studios announced a deal to exclusively stream the series, bringing the son of God to the shelves of the Everything Store.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
It was issued as a standard 11-song digital download album, a 13-song physical set (on CD, cassette and vinyl), a 15-song digital download and streaming edition, a 16-song digital download and streaming set, and an 18-song digital download sold exclusively in McRae’s webstore.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2025
The enclave almost exclusively relies on humanitarian aid, with aid agencies warning last month that the humanitarian needs of those in Gaza remain huge, despite the promise of a huge influx of aid under phase one of the deal.
—CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
No longer, though: earlier this month, Amazon MGM Studios announced a deal to exclusively stream the series, bringing the son of God to the shelves of the Everything Store.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
Adverb
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Because Jalen Williams is a year older, is a year more physically mature and has grown into an All-Star in his own right, the bulk of the playoff offense won’t fall solely into the arms of NBA MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Typically, malicious extensions or apps are created solely to steal data, with their advertised functionality being an afterthought or simply a way to get listed in an official store.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The announcement came one day after Skerry revealed that the university had only $120,000 to build a team compared with $1.1 million for the College of Charleston and $500,000 for UNC Wilmington.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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Jackson was useful for only the first year of the deal.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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First of all, President Zelenskyy didn't fully understand that this agreement was just purely with President Trump.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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There is also going to be a future patch that moves beyond purely technical issues to get into some of the larger problems in the game, and Capcom has made a long list of changes and fixes coming in that next update: Equipment loadouts can remove decorations, Bowgun customization and Kinsects.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The family-friendly outing comes just days after the 52-year-old Argo star — fresh off his split from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez — and his son sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Rather than simply dredging the sea floor and dumping the soil back into the ocean elsewhere, all materials are reused for land reclamation or infrastructure projects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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Separate the orchid if needed or simply remove old and declining portions and repot.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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