: exactly correct
a spot-on impersonation

Examples of spot-on in a Sentence

for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Her spot-on instinct for powerful television was a driving force behind some of the most successful and culturally significant titles in the history of CBS Studios. Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025 Personalization comes in the form of recognizing returning customers and making spot-on recommendations. Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 His recreation of the older, controlling Jim, with a grotesque combover, was so spot-on that those who had interacted with the real person didn't want to be near him. Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 But the taste was a pretty spot-on replica of my memory. Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spot-on

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spot-on was in 1936

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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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