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
In Lily King’s Writers & Lovers, the heroine, a writer named Casey, balances her struggle to complete a novel with a string of relationships that King writes with heat and specificity until they get consummated.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Guo Feng, chair of Yulele Media Group, said his company’s slate blends Chinese cultural specificity with universal themes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
May 21 – June 20 Certain messages may need to be delivered with extra care or specificity.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
What Shakespeare demands in his language is that every syllable has specificity and justification.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Guo Feng, chair of Yulele Media Group, said his company’s slate blends Chinese cultural specificity with universal themes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
May 21 – June 20 Certain messages may need to be delivered with extra care or specificity.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
What Shakespeare demands in his language is that every syllable has specificity and justification.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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The ambiguity matters because Iran could be assessing both survivability and accuracy under real combat conditions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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With a commitment to accuracy, accountability and innovation, the AJC is building on its legacy to redefine what a local news brand can be.—
Hugo Rojo,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Designed for manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, and logistics, AEON performs precision tasks such as part manipulation, inspection, asset scanning, and operational support in dynamic environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lomberg assisted with a precision pass from the top of the left circle.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Life without that kind of attentiveness?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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This conviction shaped his attentiveness to Jews facing state oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The other challenge is to turn a natural fiber, where each field and each batch of fiber has its own particularities, into a fiber that will be homogeneous for every delivery and available in industrial quantities on a regular basis.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 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
Noun
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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 5 Mar. 2026.
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