exclusively

adverb

ex·​clu·​sive·​ly ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē How to pronounce exclusively (audio)
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Synonyms of exclusivelynext
: 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
With richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.—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

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his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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In 2025, Kelley told PEOPLE exclusively that his wife was his primary motivation for pursuing sobriety. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Zendaya is known for almost exclusively wearing Christian Louboutin‘s soaring So Kate pumps, and more recently stepping out in the Parisian label’s Miss Z pump. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The company shared exclusively with CNBC that live shopping sales more than doubled in the first half of 2026 compared with the same time frame in 2025. — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Lower barriers to entry mean talented professionals and smaller businesses have opportunities that previously belonged almost exclusively to large organizations with substantial marketing resources. — Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusively

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First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusively was in 1650

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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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