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Recent Examples of concretely
The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD.
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
For example, states can be concretely obliged to maintain an inventory of anthropogenic [greenhouse gas] emissions or to reduce [greenhouse gas] emissions by a certain percentage.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
For example, states can be concretely obliged to maintain an inventory of anthropogenic [greenhouse gas] emissions or to reduce [greenhouse gas] emissions by a certain percentage.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretely
Adverb
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Razer was founded by Tan and Robert Krakoff in 2005, and the company became known for the Boomslang, a mouse — named after a deadly snake — designed specifically for gaming.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 Nov. 2025
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Specifics as to Gaghan’s take are under wraps, though sources indicated that the film revolves around Silicon Valley, specifically.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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School district notices provide information about total costs that aren’t expressly stated in pitches posted on their websites asking taxpayers to pass the bonds.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 22nd Amendment expressly forbids a president from being elected to office more than twice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The other women were absolutely shocked — especially Ali.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The production draws on a long history of curiosity amusements in which people looked to be entertained by viewing others with unusual or non-normative bodies, especially in nineteenth-century Western circus and dime museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Concretely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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