as in specific
so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning
explicit instructions about what to do in an emergency
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Recent Examples of explicit
Called the Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words, the SIPPS curriculum has students participate in explicit instructional routines focused on phonics and phonemic awareness.
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Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The third objective—curbing migration—has been less explicit but is clearly implied.
—Javier Corrales, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Washington’s imperialist land grab in Latin America could hardly be more explicit.
—Peter Kornbluh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Users continued to share examples on X showing explicit outputs involving minors.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicit
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But more than specific features and fixtures, the idea of wellness is becoming a big bathroom selling point.—
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The final part of the dormancy evolution puzzle is what ecologists refer to as the ecological niche a species occupies — the specific set of conditions that species evolved to exploit or the conditions under which that species is likely to be more successful when compared to other species.—
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The retailer said on Christmas Eve alone, 77% of digital orders were fulfilled via the express option.—
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The Carlton is the third Rocco Forte hotel, after Hotel de Russie in Rome and The Balmoral in Edinburgh, to introduce the Forte Vita Bar for express facials, hair blowouts, and nail services.—
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The newest, pinkest addition to Orlando Auto Museum was a definite fixer-upper.—
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The designer anticipates a definite shift from floral to geometric motifs, with bold color-blocking techniques that will set the tone in a room.—
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The testing process is built for speed and discretion, delivering a definitive answer in approximately two minutes.—
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Without any definitive answers just yet, there's been lots of speculation in the local press, including questions about whether the couple were murdered or died by suicide.—
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The Constitution is unambiguous on this point.—
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Thus far, astronomers have made the unambiguous detection of just one kilonova when, in 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and its European partner, Virgo, detected the gravitational wave signal known as GW170817.—
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The power dynamics were unmistakable.—
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Tuscany Tuscany, with its historic estates and that unmistakable golden light, remains one of Italy’s most beloved honeymoon regions.—
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Faber was unequivocal Thursday in waving off Weinstein’s contention that two of the jurors were leaned on to convict him on Haley charges.—
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Condemnation by Russian diplomats of the US raid to capture Maduro, of course, was swift and unequivocal.—
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Nominees will be put through a comprehensive and rigorous process of researching and scoring across a wide range of quantitative and qualitative criteria, including scalability, revenue and user growth, and the use of breakthrough technology.—
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In an important essay, Andrew Sullivan noted this past fall that Trump’s indecency is comprehensive in style and substance.—
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“Explicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicit. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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