expressly

adverb

Definition of expresslynext
1
as in specifically

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2
as in even

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Recent Examples of expressly But the court did not expressly weigh in on the legality of the August primary, leaving the status of the election unclear. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 State law also expressly authorizes fire districts to accept extra revenue. — Susan Shelley, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 That’s even after his Steve Jobs biopic from 2015, scripted by Aaron Sorkin, felt expressly stage-bound and like the walls were closing in. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026 Federal guidance for public schools expressly recognizes that a teacher may excuse a student from class to relieve a significant burden on religious exercise, giving Muslim students who need to pray during Ramadan as one example. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expressly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
  1. specifically
  2. even
  3. concretely
  4. perfectly
  5. specially
  6. notably
Adverb
  • Only the sixth turns it into an attachment bond specifically.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While the field-goal unit has mostly thrived, Evans has struggled with consistency, specifically directional placement of his kicks.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of specifically
Adverb
  • And as direct as the ad is (more on it in a moment), the film goes even harder.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Flashbacks to recent events reveal that the townspeople never let Hal find peace, and even firebombed his home, only for a grown-up Noah — Kerry’s son, and Zoe’s grandson — to save him and regenerate his skin using Zoe’s covert alien tech.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of even
Adverb
  • More concretely, Mazzolai would like to incorporate the concept of a life cycle into the design of robots, so that at the end of their useful life these machines can be reused, recycled, or even biodegraded.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What was actually different about the response A few things about Coxon’s episode are concretely different from what preceded it, beyond raw view counts.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of concretely
Adverb
  • The more casual El Mercado has a traditional adobe oven from which meats and vegetables come out perfectly cooked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The impact of Pickens' only two receptions in the 34-30 victory illustrates perfectly what coach Brian Schottenheimer believes about the Dallas offense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • Jetta was trained to swim to the pool’s edge three times a day and inhale deeply through the nebulizer, which was crafted specially for a beluga blowhole.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For this performance, the work was specially arranged for the tenor and bass voices of the Turtle Creek Chorale.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of specially
Adverb
  • But notably, all of his stops this week and early next week are in reliably red states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Nebraska.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And, most notably, the Royals have reassigned lead hitting instructor Alec Zumwalt back to the minor leagues.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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