1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
the explicitness of the instruction about human reproduction should be appropriate for the age of the students receiving it
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as in clarity
clearness of expression
the user's manual is written with such rare explicitness that the average consumer actually has a chance of understanding it
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Noun
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His comedy is a shallow-focus lens, rendering every plane of his self-perception in exquisite detail and losing specificity or texture as soon as that lens pans out toward other characters in his story.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
23 May 2025 -
And more industry leaders are now echoing the sentiment that the path to lasting impact isn't scale but specificity.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
20 May 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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So perhaps the clearest difference between the final months of O’Neil and the early months of Pereira has been simplicity.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The simplicity of getting your feet wet with these tools means that most of your time will be spent dealing with a company's security and compliance teams.—
Jeff Catlin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Explicitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicitness. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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