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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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, the architect of President Trump's immigration strategy, has explicitly ordered ICE to target informal labor gathering points such as Home Depot and 7-Eleven.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The guard has been explicitly ordered to defend federal employees in response to, not in anticipation of, violent riots.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
But yes, this is absolutely the most explicitly Jewish thing by a wide margin.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Despite this, the court found no legal basis to treat correctional facilities differently unless explicitly stated by the legislature, arguing that legal cannabis possession limits apply equally to inmates since prison cells qualify as habitual residences under the law.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The guard has been explicitly ordered to defend federal employees in response to, not in anticipation of, violent riots.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
But yes, this is absolutely the most explicitly Jewish thing by a wide margin.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Despite this, the court found no legal basis to treat correctional facilities differently unless explicitly stated by the legislature, arguing that legal cannabis possession limits apply equally to inmates since prison cells qualify as habitual residences under the law.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for explicitly
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“Explicitly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explicitly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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