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Recent Examples of expressly
This was the first organization expressly devoted to mitigating threats to civilization.
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Currently, the components that make up CBP’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), the new tool being developed expressly for the purpose of issuing IEEPA refunds within its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), are at varying levels of completion.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
As the court expressly recognized, the First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Currently, the components that make up CBP’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), the new tool being developed expressly for the purpose of issuing IEEPA refunds within its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), are at varying levels of completion.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
As the court expressly recognized, the First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
Adverb
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Tribal members specifically built their homes in ways that prevented bears from getting in, and learned to always sing or make noise when walking down a trail, so as not to surprise them.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Every misstep the Sky make is a direct reflection of the ineptitude of the team’s ownership and management at the highest level — specifically, Alter and operating chair Nadia Rawlinson.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As the graceful Moon opposes Jupiter later, big feelings meet even bigger hopes.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even if well-intentioned, this kind of unsolicited feedback can be extremely frustrating and even hurtful.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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More concretely, this means reactivating the brand and stabilizing the business.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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But in the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, reassures them the snapping sound is just a twig in the forest.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Dec. 2025
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Fashion On-Theme Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway perfectly match their fashion to the red, white, and black theme at the Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere in Seoul, South Korea on April 8.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their schemes to push Asian-American kids out of their dream schools for racial reasons would have been perfectly legal.—
Alison Somin,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Pristine is specially formulated to work with all kinds of toilet paper.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The bottom is also specially designed to fit most cars’ cupholders.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Post-Euphoria, Ferreira has turned her attention largely to film, notably appearing opposite John Leguizamo in 2024’s Bob Trevino Likes It, and made her Broadway debut (with the support of some of her former Euphoria costars) in Cult of Love.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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The independent oversight panel notably only has one member who is a Republican.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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