explicitly
adverb
ex·plic·it·ly
ik-ˈspli-sət-lē 
: in an explicit manner : clearly and without any vagueness or ambiguity
We were explicitly warned about what could happen.
The map shows explicitly where the fire alarms are located.
… did not know about the ferrying of weapons to the rebels, an activity explicitly forbidden by Congress.—
Neil A. Lewis
Neil A. LewisExamples of explicitly in a Sentence
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Pets are explicitly not allowed below the Canyon rim, according to state park officials.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
The statute explicitly prohibits targeting Americans for surveillance — including by indirection (i.e., targeting non-Americans only as a pretext to spy on Americans with whom the foreigners are in contact).
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
Individual states began banning noncitizens from voting more than a century ago, and Congress passed a law in 1996 that explicitly banned the practice in all federal elections.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The document does not explicitly describe phase one, but does refer to earlier work carried out by Google on behalf of the ministry.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Section 702 explicitly prohibits the government from targeting Americans.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The union’s contract with the studios explicitly allows tiling.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Just months ago, Francis upset more conservative corners of his church by explicitly allowing L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics to receive blessings from priests and by allowing transgender people to be baptized and act as godparents.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
According to Lind, their relationship was never explicitly spelled out in either direction, opting to be open to interpretation.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
The statute explicitly prohibits targeting Americans for surveillance — including by indirection (i.e., targeting non-Americans only as a pretext to spy on Americans with whom the foreigners are in contact).
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
Individual states began banning noncitizens from voting more than a century ago, and Congress passed a law in 1996 that explicitly banned the practice in all federal elections.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The document does not explicitly describe phase one, but does refer to earlier work carried out by Google on behalf of the ministry.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Section 702 explicitly prohibits the government from targeting Americans.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The union’s contract with the studios explicitly allows tiling.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Just months ago, Francis upset more conservative corners of his church by explicitly allowing L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics to receive blessings from priests and by allowing transgender people to be baptized and act as godparents.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
According to Lind, their relationship was never explicitly spelled out in either direction, opting to be open to interpretation.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
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