Express and Separate

Express

Express adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.

Usage example: a trip to the supermarket with the express purpose of buying milk

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Separate and express are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Separate" instead the word "Express" as an adjective or a verb.

Separate adjective - Of, relating to, or belonging to a single person.

Usage example: the husband and wife each have separate interests

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Express and separate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Express" instead the word "Separate" as an adjective or a verb.

This trope describes situations where a character sets up a flash mob or similar situation for the express purpose of obscuring or otherwise facilitating a separate, secret purpose.

Source: Flash Mob Cover-Up
Extended Disarming: Batman's utility belt is studied by a pair of Colony soldiers, who express exasperation at finding over 50 separate tools while still only 40% of the way through the belt.

Source: Comic Book / Detective Comics (Rebirth)

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