1
as in especially
in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail
the supplementary material was specially intended to address earlier accusations of cultural bias
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2
as in extremely
to a great degree
a specially gifted pianist
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Recent Examples of specially
The tour on the specially outfitted, 19-car train included 47 stops over four days and covered 1,682 miles.
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Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
The Apollo 11 astronauts, the first to land and walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, brought along a Kodak camera specially designed to capture extreme close-ups of the lunar surface.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Film from cameras that were specially built for Apollo had to get home first, then be developed, before the images could grace the front pages of newspapers on Earth.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
The Apollo 11 astronauts, the first to land and walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, brought along a Kodak camera specially designed to capture extreme close-ups of the lunar surface.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Film from cameras that were specially built for Apollo had to get home first, then be developed, before the images could grace the front pages of newspapers on Earth.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specially
Adverb
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Creating more majority-Republican districts could leave margins thin enough to allow for Democratic victories, especially if there’s an anti-Trump backlash at the polls this year.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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By the final showdown, the production has made use of every bit of stage space, with sensational flying sequences (choreographed by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant) that allow the vampires to float, hover, and—in one especially intense moment—dive from that bridge.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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These special releases can be extremely valuable, especially if only a small batch is issued.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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The innermost region of any solar system, closest to the parent star, will be extremely hot and subject to large amounts of radiation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And second, the former Cup winner could have real value on the trade market, especially in a year in which the free-agent class (particularly at center) leaves much to be desired.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The goal, council members said at the time, was to pursue limiting the total number of vacation rentals citywide, and particularly their concentration in the coastal region west of Interstate 5.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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What a treat to have both of these very different revivals opening on Broadway in a matter of days.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The soldiers trained on both the Bumblebee V1, a small, first-person-view drone that has seen thousands of combat flights in Ukraine, and the newer Bumblebee V2, which has automatic target recognition specifically meant to counter other drones and which has not been deployed yet.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Perkins did not hold any public meetings specifically for District 1 residents surrounding the data center and its accompanying financial plan, Cobb said.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But, with the advent of platforms such as Instagram and YouTube, the online self became highly saleable.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Taylor has depended highly on her the last three seasons as Providence has built a strong program, winning sectional titles each of the last two years.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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New use for a common tool There are existing methods for collecting information on coffee’s chemical composition, most notably liquid or gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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And Anthropic, for its part, has had to take some cues from OpenAI—notably by making big and expensive data-center deals, such as an expansion in its partnership with Amazon Web Services.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And yes, in 2026, rage coming from either side of the aisle is an incredibly powerful tool for marketing.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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But there’s something incredibly unnatural about the fast attention of the internet.—
Charlie Harding,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Specially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specially. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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