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verb

past tense of specify

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Recent Examples of specified
Verb
The types of chemicals were not specified in the arrest affidavit. Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 No cause of death was specified. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024 Officials have not specified the nature of the injuries to any of the four people. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 In February, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles was being treated for cancer, though it was not specified which type. Ashley Hume, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024 Unless specified, exact release dates are yet to be revealed. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024 Authorities have not yet specified a reason behind the break and Edison Township's Office of Emergency Management did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for an update on the incident. Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 The ministry has not specified how many of the deceased were combatants. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 There are two cases in which letting the cleaning products sit may not be necessary, the first of them being quick wipe-downs with all-purpose cleaners (unless specified). Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specified
Adjective
  • Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
  • Flavors can span sweet, bitter, acidic, fatty and creamy, with specific tasting notes that might include cacao, blue cheese, pumpkin, or even bacon or chives.
    Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The values were not defined for respondents but left to their own interpretation.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Direct care is defined as the hands-on care provided to residents by nurses or nurse aides, including feeding, bathing, dressing and medication administration.
    Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While Minnesota is mentioned in passing in the recent Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the story largely takes place from the early 1960s to 1965 as the legendary troubadour rose to prominence on the New York City folk music scene.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Both Kirk Cousins and Joe Flacco have been mentioned quite often.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Adding a race in San Diego would accomplish NASCAR’s stated goal of returning to Southern California, a move likely to be popular in the garage and throughout the sport’s landscape.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • As Moscow continued hammering civilian targets, contrary to Mr. Trump’s stated wishes, the U.S. president expressed some skepticism about Mr. Putin’s good faith.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • In adults, medications may be prescribed to help with symptoms, although most of the current research is on medications that help with PTSD, rather than acute stress disorder.
    Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Use compression stockings as prescribed, and elevate your legs regularly.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The facility was also cited for mice infestation throughout the facility and for not setting up a proper isolation area.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Gunning has cited Bates as one of her inspirations for her Baby Reindeer performance.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The second critical factor is establishing explicit working models and expectations upfront.
    AJ Bubb, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The attack followed Qatar's decision to close its airspace amid rising tensions and explicit threats from Tehran.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the nineteen-forties, Harlem twice elected a city councilman, Ben Davis, who was an avowed, card-carrying member of the Communist Party and ended up serving five years in prison under an anti-Communist law.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Specified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specified. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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