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
That means explaining, with specificity, how working from home enables better focus, faster execution, or higher-quality output—and how these benefits help the team or organization perform better overall.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
As Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak reminds us, any meaningful engagement must contend with internal difference, historical specificity, and political complexity.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
For instance, while many people in both Mexico and Chile speak Spanish, the specificities of the dialogue in both places differs.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The branding and level of Springfield specificity is fantastic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
As Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak reminds us, any meaningful engagement must contend with internal difference, historical specificity, and political complexity.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
For instance, while many people in both Mexico and Chile speak Spanish, the specificities of the dialogue in both places differs.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The branding and level of Springfield specificity is fantastic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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And hospitals are moving quickly to adopt it, drawn by the promise of lower costs and sharper diagnostic accuracy.—
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, anesthesia, commonly used during experiments, alters brain activity and blood circulation, affecting the accuracy of results.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Long-distance precision rises The Sentante platform uses standard guidewires and catheters linked to a sensory system that captures the surgeon’s hand movements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the real disappointment is that this is more of a journeyman effort from Wright than usual, without the ricocheting momentum and clockwork precision of Baby Driver or the dazzling style and enveloping mood of Last Night in Soho.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Creating the menu for the new restaurant took that same attentiveness.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tilting your head toward another person indicates attentiveness and eagerness.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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On top of that, crypto’s infrastructure for leveraged trading hasn’t evolved to suit the market’s particularities, Chaparro said.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Each dog has its unique habits—but one woman simply cannot figure out why her pup has a certain particularity about his food.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Oct. 2025
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However, Swift's explicitness pales in comparison to the amount of profanity across the music industry, research shows.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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