specification(s)

noun

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as in specific(s)

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  1. proposal
  2. idea
  3. conception
  4. technique
  5. purpose
  6. means
Noun
  • The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal is raising concerns because, if approved, Ansley Park residents would be forced to find new homes.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of proposal
Noun
  • For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • With that idea as his foundation, Zhang built the rest of the fight around that notion.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of idea
Noun
  • Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hamilton’s handprints were all over the project from conception to launch.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026
Definition of conception
Noun
  • Chinese officials condemn American legal hegemony while closely studying the institutions and techniques that sustain it.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What tends to work a little better on average is when the live-action film is produced as more of a hybrid with the techniques that made the director’s name.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of technique
Noun
  • Reach out to a teammate about travel plans or a community event, because purpose fires your optimism and keeps everyone moving together.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This broader understanding of purpose is crucial as AI reshapes the future of work.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of purpose
Noun
  • Communism is a political and economic system in which property, means of production and natural resources are collectively owned by the community or state, rather than private individuals, and divided either equally or according to need.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the night, Allie and Owen’s paths continue to cross in the hotbed of lust sweeping across the Big Apple, leading each to wonder if they are truly meant for each other or just there to exist as the means for a desperate encounter.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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