Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Exclusively and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exclusively" instead an adverb "Barely".
Exclusively
Exclusively adverb - For nothing other than.
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Barely and exclusively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Exclusively".
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Cocker was almost exclusively a cover artist, after all, and the band barely had time to rehearse even the well-known cover songs.
Source: Film / Mad Dogs And Englishmen -
The kids in Final Destination barely notice the sudden, shocking deaths of their friends, and instead focus almost exclusively on trying to cheat Death.
Source: Angst? What Angst? - Banks look like it's exclusively a comedy, barely focusing on Travers's childhood and not bringing up any of the movie's traumatic moments.
Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Film
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