as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail
the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed
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Recent Examples of specificity
There is something universally illuminating in this intimate specificity.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg treats the Schwoopers with loving care, delving into themes of queerness, loss, religion, love, mental health, and growing up with a thoughtfulness and specificity that make his characters feel both familiar and unique.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Xenobots could extend this concept further, Patel says, potentially offering greater sensitivity and specificity by integrating multiple environmental cues into a single, measurable behavioral response.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2026
But Ricochet lacks the urgency, emotional specificity, and crisp production of Snail Mail’s earlier releases, leaving Jordan’s snapshots of interpersonal and existential turmoil feeling stilted.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg treats the Schwoopers with loving care, delving into themes of queerness, loss, religion, love, mental health, and growing up with a thoughtfulness and specificity that make his characters feel both familiar and unique.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Xenobots could extend this concept further, Patel says, potentially offering greater sensitivity and specificity by integrating multiple environmental cues into a single, measurable behavioral response.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2026
But Ricochet lacks the urgency, emotional specificity, and crisp production of Snail Mail’s earlier releases, leaving Jordan’s snapshots of interpersonal and existential turmoil feeling stilted.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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Advanced statistical modeling revealed that a group of six piRNAs alone predicted two‑year survival with accuracy as high as 86%.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Improvements in timing accuracy can also open doors to new science.—
Andrei Derevianko,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Onstage, her humor hits with precision.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The show ebbed and flowed with precision, with the uptempo jams countered by Mars’ considerable arsenal of ballads.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The customer claimed the service lacked attentiveness throughout the evening — and that the staff failed to explain elements of the dining experience.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Life without that kind of attentiveness?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Rather, the particularities of a nation’s royal ‘I do’s’ are shaped by the country’s unique cultural and religious heritage.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The realism, though, comes in the particularity of the Spanish dialogue, the cultural exchanges, and colloquial understandings that run through this community — and from Mexico to the United States.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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While Western societies tend to favor clear, direct communication, Haque said non-Western cultures often view such explicitness as disrespectful, meaning people with roots in those cultures learn to strike a delicate balance between appeasing a difficult elder and staying true to oneself.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
25 Nov. 2025
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Organizations can benefit by valuing carefulness and concentration not as an obligation, but as a fundamental pillar of success.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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