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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
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
The agencies now recommend that no one consume deer or wild turkey harvested in the specified advisory zones.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 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
Rotating strike activity may be isolated to specific locations, affecting those areas for a specified period, the Crown corporation said, without revealing any details.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 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
While dozens of federal agents and troops are deployed — and the state has put $100 million toward the crime fighting effort — there’s no specified goal or crime rate reduction the state has in mind that would bring the deployment to an end.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The Garmin Bounce 2 can notify a parent when the wearable leaves, or enters, a certain pre-specified area.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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
The court also specified that Sarkozy is forbidden from contacting people implicated in his case as well as the current French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, who came under public scrutiny for visiting Sarkozy in prison in October, according to BFMTV.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Congress put the speaker of the House in charge of administering the oath to incoming House members and first specified its text in 1789.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
The government has still never overtly specified which companies would be involved in the project.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The circumstances of the shooting and type of firearm also were not specified in the post.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This time period has not been specified.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The ages of the whiskeys are not specified, only that some of the liquid was matured for up to 25 years and the proof ranged from 116 all the way up to a staggering 158.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
The agencies now recommend that no one consume deer or wild turkey harvested in the specified advisory zones.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 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
Rotating strike activity may be isolated to specific locations, affecting those areas for a specified period, the Crown corporation said, without revealing any details.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 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
While dozens of federal agents and troops are deployed — and the state has put $100 million toward the crime fighting effort — there’s no specified goal or crime rate reduction the state has in mind that would bring the deployment to an end.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The Garmin Bounce 2 can notify a parent when the wearable leaves, or enters, a certain pre-specified area.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
The court also specified that Sarkozy is forbidden from contacting people implicated in his case as well as the current French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, who came under public scrutiny for visiting Sarkozy in prison in October, according to BFMTV.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Congress put the speaker of the House in charge of administering the oath to incoming House members and first specified its text in 1789.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
The government has still never overtly specified which companies would be involved in the project.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The circumstances of the shooting and type of firearm also were not specified in the post.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This time period has not been specified.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The ages of the whiskeys are not specified, only that some of the liquid was matured for up to 25 years and the proof ranged from 116 all the way up to a staggering 158.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specified
Adjective
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The work, led by Professor Zijian Li, confirms that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation significantly reduces the electrostatic interaction between Zn2+ and the [VOn] layer, improves the specific capacity and cycling stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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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Other government notices mentioned the size and rough location of the construction.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Remember his deadly soy allergy mentioned earlier in the season?—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The stated purpose was to win a national championship like LSU’s three previous coaches, but Kelly lost at least three games in all four seasons and never got close to the CFP.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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His stated goal is to keep Rivians updatable for seven to 10 years.—
Andrew Moseman,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even so, the vast majority of public school districts — 90% — already report having a policy similar to what is prescribed in the bill, according to a survey from the state Department of Public Instruction.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2024 alone, one in four Americans with type 2 diabetes were prescribed a GLP-1, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, in the years since, the study has been criticized and cited as a major reason for existing stigma against hormone therapy.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
10 Nov. 2025
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Davis’s petition cited Justice Clarence Thomas’s own words several times.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a robot like Shakey, the map is explicit.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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
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“Specified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specified. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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