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as in specifically
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Recent Examples of expressly
His body sat there for three weeks and was then cremated — a fate Celina Gonzalez told the jury was expressly against her husband’s wishes.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Fair Labor Standards Act expressly prohibits employers, including managers and supervisors, from keeping employees’ tips.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Many Millennials and Gen Zers expressly blame the Boomers for that, accusing them of hoarding wealth, jobs, and power.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
This case has a statute that expressly allows the imposition of tariffs or quotas.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for expressly
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Fair Labor Standards Act expressly prohibits employers, including managers and supervisors, from keeping employees’ tips.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Many Millennials and Gen Zers expressly blame the Boomers for that, accusing them of hoarding wealth, jobs, and power.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
This case has a statute that expressly allows the imposition of tariffs or quotas.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for expressly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
Adverb
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The soldiers trained on both the Bumblebee V1, a small, first-person-view drone that has seen thousands of combat flights in Ukraine, and the newer Bumblebee V2, which has automatic target recognition specifically meant to counter other drones and which has not been deployed yet.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Perkins did not hold any public meetings specifically for District 1 residents surrounding the data center and its accompanying financial plan, Cobb said.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brighton, on the other hand, have a very real chance of finishing sixth, which might even turn out to be a Champions League spot if Aston Villa finish fifth and also win the Europa League.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Miss Yvonne insisted on her beauty constantly, unapologetically, nonstop, even when no one asked.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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The Canucks have sported cement shoes and now sit concretely at the bottom of the standings.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2026
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More concretely, this means reactivating the brand and stabilizing the business.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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To have a rocket launch with astronauts on board go perfectly well is even more amazing.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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In one study, 64 percent of the time, the mongooses managed it perfectly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Another go-to breakfast staple, these waffles are specially designed to go in the toaster.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The comic books given out for free on May 2 were printed specially for the event.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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New use for a common tool There are existing methods for collecting information on coffee’s chemical composition, most notably liquid or gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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And Anthropic, for its part, has had to take some cues from OpenAI—notably by making big and expensive data-center deals, such as an expansion in its partnership with Amazon Web Services.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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