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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For years, scientists believed that rhythm was a skill exclusively reserved to humans, out of all mammals.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events from May 9 to 10, including the A100 Celebratory Reception co-hosted with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank as well as the A100 Honorees Dinner exclusively for past and present A100 honorees and judges.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2025
Jake, 28, begins in a teaser clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In this guide, the term blow-dry brush is exclusively used for devices that blow hot air out of the bristles onto wet hair to dry and style your hair.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events from May 9 to 10, including the A100 Celebratory Reception co-hosted with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank as well as the A100 Honorees Dinner exclusively for past and present A100 honorees and judges.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2025
Jake, 28, begins in a teaser clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In this guide, the term blow-dry brush is exclusively used for devices that blow hot air out of the bristles onto wet hair to dry and style your hair.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
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Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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For example, in 2023, imaging giant Adobe took an unusual step by training its Firefly AI models solely on licensed stock photos and public domain works, demonstrating that alternative approaches are possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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This time, though, the satellites have not only been significantly upgraded, but represent the largest deployment for Amazon, the company said.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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When rescuers got hold of Taylor Swift, the cheetah, the cub was only three pounds and not much larger than the kitten of a domestic house cat.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Initially, these investments were approached with pause, purely because the value proposition for AI use cases was still unclear.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D.,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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From purely a value standpoint, the Browns clubbed an Aaron Judge-sized home run in their trade with the Jaguars.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Goldschmidt’s homer was just his third of the season, but his second in as many games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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Blue made her tour debut on the 2023 Renaissance World Tour in Paris at just 11 years old.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Tarot horoscopes simply show the easiest path toward that growth.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the justices could simply return the case to the 11th Circuit by saying a provision in the Constitution doesn’t prevent a lawsuit and let the lower-court judges sort out how much discretion police deserve in making mistakes.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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