explicitly
adverb
ex·plic·it·ly
ik-ˈspli-sət-lē 
: in an explicit manner : clearly and without any vagueness or ambiguity
We were explicitly warned about what could happen.
The map shows explicitly where the fire alarms are located.
… did not know about the ferrying of weapons to the rebels, an activity explicitly forbidden by Congress.—
Neil A. Lewis
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CEOs often assume that a VA will know exactly what is expected of them—but this needs to be explicitly communicated.
—Gidon Levy, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The report explicitly confirmed the expectation that WWE will be strongly interested in signing May as her AEW contract nears its expiration, potentially around the fall.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The study authors found that nearly 65% of study subjects who were taking the medications explicitly for weight loss, rather than diabetes control, ended up going off them within a year.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Putin has not explicitly said the move would cause Russia to use its nuclear arsenal.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Gidon Levy, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The report explicitly confirmed the expectation that WWE will be strongly interested in signing May as her AEW contract nears its expiration, potentially around the fall.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The study authors found that nearly 65% of study subjects who were taking the medications explicitly for weight loss, rather than diabetes control, ended up going off them within a year.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Putin has not explicitly said the move would cause Russia to use its nuclear arsenal.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Explicitly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explicitly. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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