SPECIFIES Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

specifies

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present tense third-person singular of specify

as in defines

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly the document specifies precisely how you may use the information it contains

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to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving

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Recent Examples of specifies However, the contract lists Sacramento as Kennah's office and specifies the lower rate. — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Interestingly, though, nothing in these six conditions specifies a human on the other side. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026 Before buying, confirm the device lists wavelengths in the 630-to-850-nanometer range and specifies power output. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 When leadership specifies what rigor looks like upfront, teams can stop trading quality for speed. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The company specifies a Mohs hardness of 9, placing sapphire just below diamond on the Mohs scale. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 The bill specifies that blocking requirements would not apply to root nameserver operators and top-level domain registries. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The plan also specifies rezoning along major commercial corridors, including Winchester Boulevard and The Alameda. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

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As the footprint expands across major creative capitals, both founders remain adamantly protective of the core intimacy that defines their mission.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Public signals guide questions, internal evidence tests assumptions, and a road map defines what execution requires.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Then stopped writing, and took a job at the post office (someone mentions Bukowski, don’t worry) for forty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
But nearly every government banning social media platforms for young people mentions their mental health as a reason.

— Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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As a practicing psychiatrist, Lembke routinely prescribes stimulants for ADHD, opioids for pain and benzodiazepines for insomnia and anxiety.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In the film, Dusty reinjures his wrist, and his doctor (Ben Stiller) prescribes pickleball to promote healing.

— Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of prescribes

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To support that conclusion, Gates cites a demand in Washburn’s petition to CWP that would prohibit the council from doing any outreach that promotes the role of hunting in wildlife management fully six months before an election.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Officer Key cites the duo's relationships with nonprofit organizations as a plus when an older adult needs help.

— Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cites

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The Child Mind Institute notes that losing a close friendship can be emotionally painful for young people, and urges adults to take those experiences seriously rather than brushing them off.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Czerwony notes that canned pumpkin contains less water than fresh, which can make some nutrients, including fiber and beta-carotene, more concentrated by weight.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of notes

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Ledgebrook gave him a bot that quotes live against its systems at prices about 25% higher than the company would normally charge.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Each clinic quotes differently, communicates differently, and plans recovery differently, and the patient does the reconciling, usually in a second language and sometimes on their own.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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