1
as in especially
in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail
specifically, I object to the second point
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2
as in particularly
in the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others
the medical study is focused on women, and specifically older women
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Recent Examples of specifically
Morais, who said that the majority of WormGPT wasn’t coded by him specifically, claimed the tool was meant to be neutral and uncensored, not explicitly malicious.
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Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Final report before the Fed The BLS released the data specifically because the Social Security Administration uses it as a benchmark for cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, in benefit checks.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Beef prices specifically rose again after an increase in August.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Not me, specifically, but everyone.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Final report before the Fed The BLS released the data specifically because the Social Security Administration uses it as a benchmark for cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, in benefit checks.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Beef prices specifically rose again after an increase in August.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Not me, specifically, but everyone.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specifically
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specifically
Adverb
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And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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This matching set can easily be worn with other pieces in your closet — especially the button-up top.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Finn Balor is particularly upset with Mysterio for not pulling his weight within the faction.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The department will be asking the state legislature for $120 million in additional funding, but the money is not guaranteed to be approved, particularly in the face of budget uncertainty after Congress passed a bill in July that puts new financial burdens on states.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Billups was arrested less than nine hours after Portland’s season-opening season-opening loss at home, a game notably attended by the team’s current owner and a financier in the process of buying the franchise.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota’s power play — which was the league’s best after four games this season but has notably cooled off lately — got an opportunity later in the second.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mu gloves — which Heap developed and sent specially to the hitmaker — into her set.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The team specially designed the mold for the rotor blades.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Specifically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specifically. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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