specifics

noun

plural of specific
1
as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease quinine is a specific for malaria

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2
as in details
a single piece of information although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics

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3
as in characteristics
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

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Recent Examples of specifics Reeve and Cunningham were seen having a spirited conversation at half-court before the game, though both declined to detail the specifics of their talk with media. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Many specifics remain unclear, but one idea would be to match up play-in teams across conferences, rather than within a conference or based solely on CFP selection committee rankings. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 What Ties These Five Situations Together The specifics change across a grain hauler, an LTL carrier, a small fleet, a bus contractor, and an owner-operator, but the underlying issue doesn't. — Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026 The dismissal order from the commission says a review of the complaint found it should be dismissed, but doesn’t provide specifics on what was in the complaint or why the commission made its decision. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 The church has no difficulty prescribing specifics when the subject is autonomous lethal weapons. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 There’s certainly going to be a Tumbleton round two in the show, but the specifics of the setup will change thanks to the show making Hugh Hammer a seemingly decent guy. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Interlochen would not comment on the specifics of Clower's case and its aftermath to NPR. — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 Following Boltinhouse's title being removed, Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA organizers released a statement about the specifics of the decision. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specifics
  1. medications
  2. details
  3. characteristics
  4. drugs
  5. facts
  6. features
  7. remedies
  8. qualities
Noun
  • Recently, the company partnered with CVS Health to expand access to GLP-1 medications, boosting its direct-to-consumer weight management program.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the process involves hormone medications to stimulate egg development, monitoring through bloodwork and ultrasounds and an outpatient egg-retrieval procedure.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Detectives have not provided any details on the manner or cause of death, as their investigation began on Sunday afternoon.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those details line up with other hallmarks of a figure ripe for spy recruitment, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of details
Noun
  • Jack Reacher, protagonist of books by Lee Child and an ongoing Amazon drama, has several characteristics integral to his Jack Reacher-ness.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hydrogen tackles flight phases Unlike conventional jet fuel, hydrogen has different combustion and storage characteristics, requiring changes to the systems that deliver and burn it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • But in a state where numerous local cartels make money not only from drugs but also from extortion, there are plenty of possibilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Along with finding treatments for a host of other serious diseases, Fauci was instrumental in making strides to fight AIDS, Ebola, MERS, SARS, swine flu, and in developing drugs to counteract bioterrorism after 9/11.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Its quincunx to Saturn in your 3rd House of Communication may make timing, wording, or facts especially important.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Take space, check the facts, and choose the option that feels both calm and sustainable.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of facts
Noun
  • The film emerged victorious in a lineup of 17 features at the Swiss fest, including new works by auteurs including Hong Sangsoo, Denis Côté, Ann Oren and Nelson Yeo.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Pixel Watch 5 introduces a suite of health monitoring features called Health Guardian.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of features
Noun
  • Finally, these regulators will need to develop substantive performance standards and metrics to fairly regulate different facets of these new technologies and to prescribe appropriate remedies that lead to meaningful accountability.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It's become a world of quick and easy solutions for life's puzzling issues; seemingly solving them in 45 seconds or using household remedies.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Scarcity, heritage, and exclusivity are part of what customers are paying for, and those qualities have helped create exceptional economics.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The philosophical qualities that define Lindelof’s best work, as well as his stories’ exhilarating strangeness, get lost in the jumble of voices.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualities

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“Specifics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specifics. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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