Synonyms for specially
spe·cial·ly

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1. specially, especiallyadverb

   in a special manner

   "a specially arranged dinner"

   Synonyms:
   especially, particularly, peculiarly

2. particularly, peculiarly, especially, speciallyadverb

   to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

   "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

   Synonyms:
   especially, oddly, curiously, particularly, peculiarly, in particular

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1. List of paraphrases for "specially":

   especially, specifically, special, particularly, specialized, particular, spécialement

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1. John Keller:

   Threats against election workers have historically been handled primarily as a state or local matter, usually without significant federal involvement, this is changing rapidly in response to the surge in threats nationwide since the last election cycle. Justice Department is now supplementing state and local efforts with resources, national coordination, training and intelligence, as well as specially designated federal agents and prosecutors in every jurisdiction in the country.

2. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   The memory should be specially taxed in youth, since it is then that it is strongest and most tenacious. But in choosing the things that should be committed to memory the utmost care and forethought must be exercised as lessons well learnt in youth are never forgotten.

3. Jerry Guilbert:

   Before we send humans in to clear a building or check that critical infrastructure site for IED contamination, one of things that we'll do is bring these specially-trained mine detecting dogs up to sniff the perimeter, determine if there are explosives in that building and based on where the dogs may be indicating, find out where in the building perhaps do we think those explosive hazards are.

4. Management Department K. Dhananjaya Reddy:

   We are advising people not to go to work between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., we have also opened centers in different places specially in urban areas for the distribution of water and butter milk.

5. Jeff Knapper:

   They're specially trained for certain aspects, like jumping over fences, stopping on a line, untying themselves.