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
The lack of specificity has led to questions locally about whether immigration enforcement could be part of the federal role, despite the department’s long-standing involvement in large-scale event security.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond mere convenience, the LinkedIn initiative addresses this growing need for specificity and authenticity in digital hiring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Commissioners, after discussing concerns that the language in the ordinance needed more specificity, recommended that the City Council deny its approval.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
The plan for the new DSM will allow doctors to give people diagnoses at varying levels of specificity.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond mere convenience, the LinkedIn initiative addresses this growing need for specificity and authenticity in digital hiring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Commissioners, after discussing concerns that the language in the ordinance needed more specificity, recommended that the City Council deny its approval.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
The plan for the new DSM will allow doctors to give people diagnoses at varying levels of specificity.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Teams would select for accuracy and work harder to hone it.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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L3Harris’ Red Wolf systems will fill a gap in modern warfare with long-range precision weapons capabilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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It was treated very carefully, finished with great precision and accuracy.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Steady, intentional eye contact conveys attentiveness and respect.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Good care requires a level of presence and attentiveness that just can’t be scaled.—
Jen Zamzow,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Under California law, fraud must be pled with particularity, meaning there must be specifics and details in the complaint; generalizations, inferences and supposition don’t cut it.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2026.
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