specifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of specify
1
as in defines
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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2
as in mentions
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 specifies But any agreement that specifies which uses of AI are taboo would be better than a status quo that prohibits none. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 However, the contract lists Sacramento as Kennah's office and specifies the lower rate. — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Interestingly, though, nothing in these six conditions specifies a human on the other side. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026 Before buying, confirm the device lists wavelengths in the 630-to-850-nanometer range and specifies power output. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 When leadership specifies what rigor looks like upfront, teams can stop trading quality for speed. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The company specifies a Mohs hardness of 9, placing sapphire just below diamond on the Mohs scale. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 The bill specifies that blocking requirements would not apply to root nameserver operators and top-level domain registries. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specifies
  1. defines
  2. mentions
  3. prescribes
  4. cites
  5. indicates
  6. notices
  7. notes
  8. quotes
Verb
  • For a softer effect, a liner that closely matches the lip itself defines the edges without creating a visible outline.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • MyLA311 defines these as public trash cans located in the public right-of-way, typically near street corners with red curbs or at bus stops.
    — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of defines
Verb
  • Edison mentions an abusive boyfriend of Leonora’s, and there is one scene, set at a public park, where some of Arlo’s suppressed trauma flares violently into the open.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When Lee mentions Nathan Spence was meant to attend the program, Jed barely flinches, expressing sympathy for the boy’s confused and grieving mother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of mentions
Verb
  • As a practicing psychiatrist, Lembke routinely prescribes stimulants for ADHD, opioids for pain and benzodiazepines for insomnia and anxiety.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, Dusty reinjures his wrist, and his doctor (Ben Stiller) prescribes pickleball to promote healing.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prescribes
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  • Gareth Skewis, who co-founded the company with Lev Tanju, cites this as one of the core reasons the international, multi-million-pound business has been able to expand and maintain its credibility in subcultures across the globe.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Wärtsilä’s study cites an International Energy Agency estimate that recovered data center heat could meet around 10% of European space-heating demand, potentially creating €180 billion in net economic value over 20 years.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cites
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  • Historical data indicates that US equities generally perform solidly post election, regardless of which party wins.
    — , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Open source reporting indicates that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stayed there during a visit on October 14.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of indicates
Verb
  • As for why, Guichelaar cited past court rulings in the Netherlands that sided with user privacy over entertainment companies' copyright infringement notices to alleged offenders.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If There Are Basic Bedside Essentials Joyner also notices whether or not the bedside table in the guest room is equipped with a few basics.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of notices
Verb
  • My husband, a bookseller, often notes that most books are bad, and this may be doubly true for children’s books, whose brevity leads foolhardy would-be authors to underestimate the difficulty of their task.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The easy chemistry translates into the competition itself, where Levine notes that the four coaches are all fiercely competitive, but without the kind of animosity that can sometimes come with fighting over artists.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • Nothing quotes 20Hz to 10kHz for the bass driver, 5kHz to 15kHz for the precision driver, and 10kHz to 40kHz for the xMEMS.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The report quotes a civilian woman living in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth largest city, who describes the impact the Russian attacks had on her.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Specifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specifies. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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