exclusively

adverb

ex·​clu·​sive·​ly ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 

-ziv-

: 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

Synonyms

• alone
• just
• only
• purely
• simply
• solely

Examples of exclusively in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pre-university education in Israel is largely segregated, with Jews and Palestinian Christians and Muslims almost exclusively attending separate schools. —Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024

That’s when his now-managers came across his music online – almost exclusively covers at that time – reached out to him and suggested Barber leave Missouri and move to Montana where they are based to pursue a musical career. —Dan Hyman, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2024

The live-action six-episode television series following Sonic the Hedgehog’s former foe turned friend is set to stream exclusively on Paramount+ on April 26. —Kristina Behr, Parents, 23 Apr. 2024

Before the big event, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal some of the winner highlights, including Taylor Swift beating out her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social) category, winning both the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award. —Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024

Unfortunately, it’s exclusively served in the fall, typically starting during September and going throughout November, until the restaurant transitions to its winter specials. —Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024

Greenwood had purchased the Prince exclusively for the students in his Chinese flying school. —Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024

Variety has had exclusively access to the international trailer. —Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024

Entertainment Weekly can exclusively debut the trailer for the dark dramedy from writer and director Ally Pankiw (The Great, Black Mirror), making her feature film debut. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above