expressly
adverb
ex·press·ly
ik-ˈspres-lē 
1
: in an express manner : explicitly
expressly rejected the proposal
2
: for the express purpose : particularly, specifically
made expressly for me
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That’s why Prop. 13 expressly prohibited taxes on the sale of property.
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
For decades, the feds predominantly chose to only target businesses that expressly marketed their products as poppers intended for inhalation, concentrating their enforcement efforts on more dangerous drugs.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
The ruling was an interpretation of the 10th Amendment of the United States, which speaks to the principle of federalism — that states retain all power that is not expressly given to the government in the constitution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Sometimes they are expressly mentioned in the settlement agreement, but even when they are not mentioned, they conventionally are issued to the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs’ lawyers or both.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
For decades, the feds predominantly chose to only target businesses that expressly marketed their products as poppers intended for inhalation, concentrating their enforcement efforts on more dangerous drugs.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
The ruling was an interpretation of the 10th Amendment of the United States, which speaks to the principle of federalism — that states retain all power that is not expressly given to the government in the constitution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Sometimes they are expressly mentioned in the settlement agreement, but even when they are not mentioned, they conventionally are issued to the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs’ lawyers or both.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expressly
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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expressly
adverb
ex·press·ly
ik-ˈspres-lē
1
: so as to be absolutely clear : explicitly
was expressly forbidden to smoke
2
: for the express purpose : especially
came expressly to congratulate her
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