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

Examples of explicitly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Project 2025, a sweeping conservative policy manifesto, explicitly calls for the repeal of PSLF in this scenario. —

Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Alongside such explicitly political works, other pieces offer more nuanced critiques of modernity. —

Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Many car loan contracts explicitly limit borrrowers’ right to bring cases in civil courts by forcing them into arbitration. —

Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024 The dating app Hinge also recently debuted an online zine that is more explicitly a marketing campaign—love stories written by cool writers, including R. O. Kwon and Brontez Purnell, accessible via QR code on the subway—presumably with the same goal. —

Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for explicitly

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