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as in specifically
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Recent Examples of expressly
User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The series was expressly marked as preparation for Australia’s full tour in 2027 (hooray, finally some selection foresight), but those runs might not go unnoticed in the more immediate future.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Previously, the standard legal presumption in the state and others was that lawful weapons could be brought onto private property unless the armed person was expressly told not to have them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
McManis contends that the evaluation of the First Amendment claim in arbitration was expressly stated to have no bearing on the separate litigation.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The series was expressly marked as preparation for Australia’s full tour in 2027 (hooray, finally some selection foresight), but those runs might not go unnoticed in the more immediate future.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Previously, the standard legal presumption in the state and others was that lawful weapons could be brought onto private property unless the armed person was expressly told not to have them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
McManis contends that the evaluation of the First Amendment claim in arbitration was expressly stated to have no bearing on the separate litigation.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
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Underly requested no additional funding specifically for educator misconduct investigations.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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More than 90 percent of boys see online messages about body image, and 75 percent see videos specifically about muscles, according to a new report from the nonprofit Common Sense Media.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The foundation started by George Soros is looking to expand its reach even further into media, despite a looming federal probe into Soros’ philanthropic arm.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Benson has even passed the legacy of Ariel down within her own family.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
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And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mac did a great ball, perfectly on time.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The team specially designed the mold for the rotor blades.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Students and teachers get free access to a festival program specially designed by SFFILM’s long-time Education team called Schools at Doc Stories.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Other technologies, notably hydrogen, are also competitors to heat batteries.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, however, is that the deductions may not be enough to offset the repercussions of the Republicans’ spending bill, said Kayla Kitson, a senior policy fellow at the California Budget & Policy Center.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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