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
Neil A. LewisExamples of explicitly in a Sentence
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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will introduce a measure that would explicitly legalize IVF nationwide.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Though not explicitly required, straight hair was expected for Black women.
—Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
Nintendo announced these changes last month but didn’t explicitly state the reason for pulling support for X.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 June 2024
For artists who dropped Adobe over the confusion, reviving subscriptions will likely require terms that explicitly grant protections that so far Adobe has only promised in blogs.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Though not explicitly required, straight hair was expected for Black women.
—Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
Nintendo announced these changes last month but didn’t explicitly state the reason for pulling support for X.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 June 2024
For artists who dropped Adobe over the confusion, reviving subscriptions will likely require terms that explicitly grant protections that so far Adobe has only promised in blogs.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
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“Explicitly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explicitly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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