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as in defined
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
the document specifies precisely how you may use the information it contains
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as in mentioned
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving
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Recent Examples of specified
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
This offer is available exclusively to new users in eligible states who meet the specified age requirements.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
These specified areas, Luscombe said, include professional businesses such as accounting, law, medicine, performing arts, consulting and athletics.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
In addition, the UBS Evidence Lab’s China Online Market Monitor underscored increased momentum in the Wilson brand’s third quarter GMV (gross merchandise value; a measure of the total value sold through an e-commerce platform over a specified period of time) trends.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
Others, like Hague, are obtaining shopping lists and ordering groceries that are delivered to a specified address.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
In this view, the issue is simply that an action was picked that failed to maximize the specified objective.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
That includes a bill that would allow Milwaukee to install traffic and speed cameras on intersections with high rates of car crashes and automatically cite drivers who speed at a specified rate.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
As one of the 27 specified sub-areas the bank will be focusing on, quantum computing has seen gains as much as triple digits over the past month.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
William also is understood to pay tax on his income, but only after subtracting household expenses, which were not specified in the latest report, People reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
No cause or time of death was specified.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
That conjunction has opened the enticing possibility that there might exist constitutionally enforceable aboriginal rights not specified in any treaty.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
Netanyahu specified that Israel and Somaliland will collaborate in the fields of agriculture, health, technology, and economy.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, things like cookies, brownies, and bars are far more forgiving and can be made with just about any all-purpose flour unless otherwise specified.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Tariffs can still be applied to goods that are not specified under the agreement.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Trump has not specified income requirements for recipients and has only mentioned that at least $2,000 per person, excluding high-income individuals, would be distributed.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Details on the distribution process for the $500 checks are still being finalized, but Fernandez suggested that homeowners will need to request the funds by a specified deadline to receive their payment.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
This offer is available exclusively to new users in eligible states who meet the specified age requirements.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
These specified areas, Luscombe said, include professional businesses such as accounting, law, medicine, performing arts, consulting and athletics.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
In addition, the UBS Evidence Lab’s China Online Market Monitor underscored increased momentum in the Wilson brand’s third quarter GMV (gross merchandise value; a measure of the total value sold through an e-commerce platform over a specified period of time) trends.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
Others, like Hague, are obtaining shopping lists and ordering groceries that are delivered to a specified address.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
In this view, the issue is simply that an action was picked that failed to maximize the specified objective.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
That includes a bill that would allow Milwaukee to install traffic and speed cameras on intersections with high rates of car crashes and automatically cite drivers who speed at a specified rate.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
As one of the 27 specified sub-areas the bank will be focusing on, quantum computing has seen gains as much as triple digits over the past month.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
There is no difference specified under the law.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
William also is understood to pay tax on his income, but only after subtracting household expenses, which were not specified in the latest report, People reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
No cause or time of death was specified.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
That conjunction has opened the enticing possibility that there might exist constitutionally enforceable aboriginal rights not specified in any treaty.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
Netanyahu specified that Israel and Somaliland will collaborate in the fields of agriculture, health, technology, and economy.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, things like cookies, brownies, and bars are far more forgiving and can be made with just about any all-purpose flour unless otherwise specified.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Tariffs can still be applied to goods that are not specified under the agreement.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Trump has not specified income requirements for recipients and has only mentioned that at least $2,000 per person, excluding high-income individuals, would be distributed.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specified
Adjective
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But more than specific features and fixtures, the idea of wellness is becoming a big bathroom selling point.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The final part of the dormancy evolution puzzle is what ecologists refer to as the ecological niche a species occupies — the specific set of conditions that species evolved to exploit or the conditions under which that species is likely to be more successful when compared to other species.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mentality and late goals defined their seven-game winning run to start the campaign but there were flaws in those performances and they were exposed further in defeats.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ingredients like the ones mentioned above can make your skin more susceptible to sun damage, which will undo all the brightening effects this serum works towards.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the warrant, Officer Brown mentioned the aforementioned defamation case.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In March, 2011, Nucor sent a million dollars, in two checks, to Michael Shames, an old friend of Navarro’s who ran a nonprofit, the Utility Consumers’ Action Network (UCAN), whose stated mission was to protect the interests of California energy customers.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Russia has not moved to restart the plant despite its stated desire to do so, according to United Nations officials.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Dec. 2025
Verb
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He was voluntarily committed to a mental health institution after that and prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Colds aren't bacterial infections, so antibiotics usually aren't prescribed unless a sinus or ear infection develops.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The airline company cited costs associated with the operations as the reason for its decision.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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Politico cited congressional colleagues who did not wish to be named as saying LaMalfa suffered an aneurysm — a bulging of an arterial wall — and then a heart attack.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without explicit training, civil servants risk assuming that a system that writes like an expert also counts like one.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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In addition, explicit prohibitions on shooting at vehicles are largely absent from the law, which means that officers responsible for fatal shootings of drivers that appear to violate departmental policies still often escape criminal penalties.—
Ben Jones,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But when testing the bespoke shots in animals, Grippin noticed that even the placebo shots — which contained mRNA entirely unrelated to the cancer — also activated the immune system to kill tumors.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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And it certainly can be noticed, both in its abundance, and in the case of the Warriors’ 129-104 shellacking on Friday night at the hands of the Nuggets in an Emirates Cup group stage matchup, in its absence.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Specified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specified. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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