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adverb

explicitly

in an explicit manner

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Six example sentences with explicitly, each labelled with its topic.

  • The contract explicitly names the arbitration city, so neither side can argue later about where a dispute gets heard.

    Law

  • The style guide explicitly forbids two-space indentation, and the formatter rewrites any file that arrives with it.

    Technology

  • The chef explicitly told the servers never to bring pepper to the table, since the sauce was already seasoned.

    Cooking

  • The rulebook explicitly bans hanging on the rim after a dunk unless a player is avoiding injury.

    Basketball

  • The loan agreement explicitly caps the rate at nine percent, so the lender cannot raise it when the market moves.

    Finance

  • The tournament rules explicitly list which controllers are allowed, down to the firmware version each one must run.

    Gaming

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