explicitly
Example Sentences
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But to reach its full potential, No Kings needs to explicitly name what is at stake in moral terms.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Iran's government since 1979 has been explicitly rooted in religion, with a top Shia cleric serving as supreme leader.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee became one of the first officials to explicitly invoke the possibility of an increase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
