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as in specifically
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Recent Examples of expressly
World, a Los Angeles label founded by former American Apparel employees, offers pants with both billowing and straight-leg profiles that while not expressly designed for fitness, are being utilized by yoga studios as in-house merchandise.
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Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The edge of the black hole is thus a region of space and time that expressly forbids interlopers.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In response, Democratic Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, a former Santa Cruz County elections chief, and her colleagues introduced AB 1748, which expressly prohibits a candidate from seeking two seats simultaneously.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The directive sets a maximum payment term of 30 days for public authorities and 60 days for business-to-business (B2B) transactions, except where longer terms are expressly agreed upon and are not considered grossly unfair.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The edge of the black hole is thus a region of space and time that expressly forbids interlopers.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In response, Democratic Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, a former Santa Cruz County elections chief, and her colleagues introduced AB 1748, which expressly prohibits a candidate from seeking two seats simultaneously.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The directive sets a maximum payment term of 30 days for public authorities and 60 days for business-to-business (B2B) transactions, except where longer terms are expressly agreed upon and are not considered grossly unfair.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
Adverb
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Her legal team specifically cited a ruling from the same year by the European Court of Human Rights, which concluded Knox’s rights to a lawyer and an interpreter were violated during her initial interrogations with Italian authorities.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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More specifically, the company issued an upward revision of its compound annual growth rate through 2029— expecting a 12% to 14% CAGR over the period.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Some of Biden’s Democratic critics are particularly despondent that Trump—never a huge fan of Israel’s wars, which don’t play very well on television—was able to seize the mantle of peacemaker, forcefully directing Israel to arrive at a cease-fire agreement before even taking office.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Users can enjoy crisp, layered sound provided by high-resolution audio technology and even opt to intensify the bass when listening to music using the BassUp feature.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The video — posted by TikTok user Belle Hesse on Jan. 7 — shows hands placing a perfectly cut, phone-sized piece of sturdy cardboard inside a black phone case with an opaque screen protector.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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This wine—the crisp Pinot Bianco, the textured Chardonnay, the exotic Gewürztraminer, the elegant Pinot Noir, or the robust Lagrein—perfectly exemplify this region's quality and diversity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some people require medications, specialized medical equipment that needs power to charge and specially prepared foods that require refrigeration.—
Esme Mazzeo,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Everything from the individual suspenders on each character to the grosgrain specially crafted for the film was exceptionally considered by Lovaas and her team, an attention to detail that makes all the difference on screen.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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That in itself wasn’t shocking to the Matthews — not everyone in the family abstains from alcohol, including, most notably, Johnny.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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But cracks in the business began to show: operational challenges, customer dissatisfaction, and, perhaps most notably, the broader economic pressures of rising interest rates and tightening venture capital markets.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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