as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail
the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed
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Recent Examples of specificity
As Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak reminds us, any meaningful engagement must contend with internal difference, historical specificity, and political complexity.
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JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
For instance, while many people in both Mexico and Chile speak Spanish, the specificities of the dialogue in both places differs.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The branding and level of Springfield specificity is fantastic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The event also highlights the specificity of Chanel, which started acquiring some of its specialized suppliers in 1985 in order to safeguard their know-how — often when their owners retire.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
For instance, while many people in both Mexico and Chile speak Spanish, the specificities of the dialogue in both places differs.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The branding and level of Springfield specificity is fantastic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The event also highlights the specificity of Chanel, which started acquiring some of its specialized suppliers in 1985 in order to safeguard their know-how — often when their owners retire.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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To answer those questions, TIME spoke with Oppenheim and Karbler about the movie’s technical accuracy, its depiction of government response in crisis, and the global temperature on nuclear war.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amazed by their radial symmetry and jewel-like skeletons, Haeckel realized that the only way to do radiolarians justice was to draw them with as much precision as possible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where traditional shipbuilding relied on labor and scale, the new frontier rewards autonomy, precision, and adaptability — domains where American ingenuity excels.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The current Super Cruise system monitors a driver's attentiveness through the use of sensors and eye-detection cameras.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On top of that, crypto’s infrastructure for leveraged trading hasn’t evolved to suit the market’s particularities, Chaparro said.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Each dog has its unique habits—but one woman simply cannot figure out why her pup has a certain particularity about his food.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, Swift's explicitness pales in comparison to the amount of profanity across the music industry, research shows.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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