make explicit

Example Sentences

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The mayor later amended the order to make explicit her intent to prohibit ED1 projects from being approved on properties zoned for single-family homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

But Berg had the last word with his Allegro appassionato, seeming to make explicit the pervasive yearning of Schubert and take its Romantic sentiment to a breaking point.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Not all juice cleanse companies make explicit claims about weight loss, but there’s no doubt that it’s a major reason people attempt one.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

"What we've done is make explicit the links between the physics going on within storms themselves and the dynamics of the atmosphere at the planetary scale," said Dr Studholme.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

But for the most part the new scientists avoided the word ‘evidence’ because it inevitably carried with it an implicit reference to the law courts—a reference that Sprat was willing to make explicit.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton