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as in specifically
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Recent Examples of expressly
True Link Financial offers a debit card with spending controls expressly designed for people with dementia, other cognitive deficits or addiction issues.
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Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
As a result, searches for a particular term or terms can return extensions that are unrelated, inferior knockoffs, or carry out abusive tasks such as surreptitiously monetizing web searches, something Google expressly forbids.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
The governing statute and the subsequent regulations both expressly allow for student loan forgiveness after 120 qualifying payments, which is the equivalent of 10 years.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts and the law, including to serve solely political purposes.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
As a result, searches for a particular term or terms can return extensions that are unrelated, inferior knockoffs, or carry out abusive tasks such as surreptitiously monetizing web searches, something Google expressly forbids.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
The governing statute and the subsequent regulations both expressly allow for student loan forgiveness after 120 qualifying payments, which is the equivalent of 10 years.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts and the law, including to serve solely political purposes.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
Adverb
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While there is no law on the books specifically concerning rug-pulling, most successful rug-pull ventures involve fraud, conspiracy, or other criminal acts.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Along those lines, Google's new models build upon its Gemini 2.0 large language model foundation, adding capabilities specifically for robotic applications.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
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Later, in the interview room, his coach, Sam Harris, was even more emotional, unable to speak at the beginning.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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For example, physical limitations, a baby that is in absolute melt-down mode, or even a feeling of general and perhaps sudden unease at your surroundings (always go with your gut).—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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Just like in racing, where every component must be perfectly tuned, in tailoring, the fit and craftsmanship make all the difference.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Is there a movie genre more perfectly suited to the couch co-op treatment than the teen slasher?—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Peter is 92 and has produced this specially to launch at LOPF.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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All the toiletry products are from a Costa Rican B-Corp brand called Aromas, and the citrus-and-bergamot scent is blended specially for the property.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ricochet, now with AEW, has offered a controversial perspective on Travis Scott's involvement in the WWE Elimination Chamber incident, where Scott notably slapped Cody Rhodes during the Rock-Cena alignment.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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More notably, Peters was also wholly unafraid to bust taboos and wade into the kinds of uncomfortable conversations around gender and sexuality that other trans writers might have skirted around.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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