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
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Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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The visual field of each print is almost entirely taken up by spread legs, muscled bellies, erect or semi-erect penises, yielding buttocks, and hands in motion.
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
No wonder Melania ceded the floor almost entirely to her larger-than-life husband during his first term.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump’s first outlined budget, made in March 2017, eliminated funding entirely, but Congress refused to allow this.
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—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
No wonder Melania ceded the floor almost entirely to her larger-than-life husband during his first term.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump’s first outlined budget, made in March 2017, eliminated funding entirely, but Congress refused to allow this.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
That’s because, as Farley points out, a race truck, with its compliant damping, is an entirely different proposition than a Porsche 911, even with several hundred or even 1,000 horsepower.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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