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explicitness



NOUN
distinctness
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"And that's new in its explicitness, even if it's been the direction of travel for a while."

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

Music industry experts have traditionally relied on large databases to analyze the lyrical and acoustic aspects of hit songs, including their tempo, explicitness and danceability.

From Scientific American Jun. 30, 2023

Some cruelties in wretched lives don’t need explicitness for us to grasp their impact.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2023

Given the explicitness of the language used this week, during daytime hours, Levinson said he believes it’s a watershed moment in broadcast standards.

From The Guardian Feb. 14, 2021

There is nothing new in this merciless formulation except the explicitness of its symbols and the candor of its hatred.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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