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
Her answer surprised me with its specificity.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
These self-aware comedies, each following women trying to leave their mark in Hollywood before their cachet expires, have satirized the business with cutting specificity.
—Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Slowly, the founder who once spoke with specificity and edge starts publishing content that could have come from anyone.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Voters question his political experience relative to other gubernatorial candidates, noting that his policy explanations lack sufficient detail and specificity despite his significant campaign spending.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
These self-aware comedies, each following women trying to leave their mark in Hollywood before their cachet expires, have satirized the business with cutting specificity.
—Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Slowly, the founder who once spoke with specificity and edge starts publishing content that could have come from anyone.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Voters question his political experience relative to other gubernatorial candidates, noting that his policy explanations lack sufficient detail and specificity despite his significant campaign spending.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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Off a hunch, Mollick ran the story through Pangram, a program that detects AI writing with 99% accuracy.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Using hardware mounted to the ceilings of brick-and-mortar stores, Radar’s technology can read any radio-frequency identification, or RFID, tag with 99% accuracy, the company said.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Maybe more importantly, he was considered one of the most NFL-ready receivers in this class, which gives him a better chance to contribute early with a QB who expects precision and professionalism.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Your calm precision can keep the whole plan from wobbling.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Nolan’s attentiveness to his characters extends beyond the page.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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The variance with accustomed Goodspeed values is apparent from the very first moments, though the opening gambit fails due to an appalling lack of attentiveness from the audience.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Training sessions will inevitably be more focused on recovery than tactical work and be affected by the particularities of playing in Europe.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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So did progressive anthropologists, who were finally beginning to understand the particularity, complexity, and, above all, the contemporaneity of tribal cultures.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 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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There was no carefulness in it.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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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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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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