entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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These systems reduce manual checks, decreasing staff needed for routine tasks without replacing them entirely.
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Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
To rundown his collection: Further, by linking three successive No. 1s without interruption on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Lamar is only the fourth artist — and first entirely in lead or co-lead capacities — to achieve the feat since the chart launched in 1993.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
For many of us, memories of our childhood have become a bit hazy, if not vanishing entirely.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Early-morning and late-evening trains could be eliminated, and service could stop running entirely on a branch of the Metra Electric line that runs to suburban Blue Island, cutting off access to seven stops.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
To rundown his collection: Further, by linking three successive No. 1s without interruption on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Lamar is only the fourth artist — and first entirely in lead or co-lead capacities — to achieve the feat since the chart launched in 1993.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
For many of us, memories of our childhood have become a bit hazy, if not vanishing entirely.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Early-morning and late-evening trains could be eliminated, and service could stop running entirely on a branch of the Metra Electric line that runs to suburban Blue Island, cutting off access to seven stops.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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