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Example Sentences
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There were dates stamped in different colors and fonts, but one specific name leapt out at him.
From Literature
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“I don’t know that ‘predicament’ is on any specific spelling list, Ida.
From Literature
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It was the first song Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded for the sessions that would become “The River,” but it didn’t make the cut because he worried it was too specific.
From Salon
Archeologists continue to debate the exact timing and causes of these shifts, and it remains difficult to link specific events directly to climate change.
From Science Daily
After 20 to 25 years, depending on their specific plan, those borrowers’ balances are discharged.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.