expressly
adverb
ex·press·ly
ik-ˈspres-lē 
1
: in an express manner : explicitly
expressly rejected the proposal
2
: for the express purpose : particularly, specifically
made expressly for me
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The 500e was engineered expressly to be an electric vehicle.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The French foreign minister was standing beside Blinken at the time and expressly condemned the strike, but the secretary was much more muted.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu expressly told Blinken last month that Israel will go into Rafah with or without U.S. approval.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The response to the tragic events now unfolding in Gaza and Israel requires a fresh look at this unresolved and expressly Christian quandary.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Four works of art were commissioned expressly for the site.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Gryphon disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
Asking technologists to formally recite a version of the Hippocratic oath could be a way to continue nudging our field in the right direction, and perhaps serve as a check on individuals who are later asked to develop robots or AI expressly for nefarious purposes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The French foreign minister was standing beside Blinken at the time and expressly condemned the strike, but the secretary was much more muted.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu expressly told Blinken last month that Israel will go into Rafah with or without U.S. approval.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The response to the tragic events now unfolding in Gaza and Israel requires a fresh look at this unresolved and expressly Christian quandary.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Four works of art were commissioned expressly for the site.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Gryphon disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
Asking technologists to formally recite a version of the Hippocratic oath could be a way to continue nudging our field in the right direction, and perhaps serve as a check on individuals who are later asked to develop robots or AI expressly for nefarious purposes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
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expressly
adverb
ex·press·ly
ik-ˈspres-lē
1
: so as to be absolutely clear : explicitly
was expressly forbidden to smoke
2
: for the express purpose : especially
came expressly to congratulate her
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