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as in specifically
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Recent Examples of expressly
To Blue Origin, their value lies expressly in their amateurism.
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Amanda Hess, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s expressly intended to offer a buffet of genre-spanning performers.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
The groups that sued say this registration process is expressly to facilitate President Donald Trump’s aim of carrying out mass deportations of people in the country illegally.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Wilmer Hale was granted partial relief, but the judge expressly denied relief on seeing security clearance block seeing that discretion of the purview of President Trump’s executive authority requiring ongoing litigation.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Hess, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s expressly intended to offer a buffet of genre-spanning performers.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
The groups that sued say this registration process is expressly to facilitate President Donald Trump’s aim of carrying out mass deportations of people in the country illegally.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Wilmer Hale was granted partial relief, but the judge expressly denied relief on seeing security clearance block seeing that discretion of the purview of President Trump’s executive authority requiring ongoing litigation.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
Adverb
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The key to this case, however: Webb did not specifically target Hapach or have any intention of doing so — a fact agreed upon by all parties.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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The message does not specifically say which scene Baldoni is referring to but his lawsuit against Lively mentions tension over a rooftop scene in the film that Lively rewrote and presented to Baldoni as her own work before telling media outlets that her husband, Reynolds, actually wrote it.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Adverb
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In the film, morality becomes ambiguous, and malleable even, as Coogler brilliantly illustrates duality in his characters and their development while incorporating themes of Hoodoo and Christianity.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The bill would also raise the SALT cap to $30,000 from the current $10,000 cap for anyone making under $400,000 a year, but Lawler and other New York Republicans are demanding the cap be raised even higher, seeking negotiations with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
Adverb
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Goin starts with gold and makes it into something more precious: say, as just one example, a salad of delicate, impossibly sweet lettuces paired with slices of firm, ripe avocado, moons of blood orange, new sugar snap peas and a light, fragrant, perfectly balanced basil-buttermilk dressing.—
Sam Sifton,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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My favorite looks, though, were always ones that perfectly encapsulated #MinnieStyle.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Incline mats are perfect for beginners, specially designed to help guide users to do a basic roll.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The brand boasts of made-to-order menu items and specially roasted beans.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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Chalamet, a native of the city, is a renowned fan of the blue and orange and notably stayed home to watch the first game of the series while Jenner flew solo at the Met Gala.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Within the past 12 months, he’s assembled a team of senior executives — notably Mark Boxer, the former head of Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, and Arianna Bocco, the former IFC Films president — to run distribution and acquisitions in the country.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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