as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail
the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed
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Recent Examples of specificity
Her lyrics are rooted in utter specificity and late-twenties realness, sounding tender and timeless across Xandy Chelmis’ lap steel.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Without that kind of specificity, budgeting turns into a political exercise.
—Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the album tries to complicate the inescapable regional specificity of Cardi’s delivery as the beats wander down south and out west.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Iglesias believes the success of Catalan films comes from specificity.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Without that kind of specificity, budgeting turns into a political exercise.
—Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the album tries to complicate the inescapable regional specificity of Cardi’s delivery as the beats wander down south and out west.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Iglesias believes the success of Catalan films comes from specificity.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The slit details in the pencil skirts, sleek coats and color block knits and the mille-feuille dresses tapped into the codes of Jil Sander with great accuracy.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The ball snapped into their hands with a precision that felt impossible for someone who claimed to be homeschooled in rural nowhere.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both audiences can struggle with attentiveness, want to be led, and ultimately just want to have fun.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The rise of Ethnic Studies programs in the 1960s offered Jewish Studies scholars another way of seeing their field, even though its foundation in Religious Studies and its institutional particularities have always distinguished it from those disciplines.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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That aspect alone felt apt for The Wilderness, but there’s also the particularities of how the spaces are decorated, and the layering of styles, textures, and time periods as suggested by the collage effect itself.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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