accurately
adverb
ac·cu·rate·ly
ˈa-kyə-rət-lē 
ˈa-k(ə-)rət-,
ˈa-k(y)ərt-
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.—
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This shift reflects the growing understanding that autism looks different in girls than in boys, which in turn allows clinicians to accurately identify it in girls in larger numbers.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Calculations suggest that, with current microfabrication capabilities, matrices up to 64 × 64 can be built accurately, which is sufficient for tasks such as speech feature processing.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
The understanding of underwater terrain features is much more accurately understood now, with the extensive technology involved today, Snyder said.
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Housing is the largest monthly expense most people have, which means millions of Americans' financial behavior isn't accurately reflected in their credit history.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Calculations suggest that, with current microfabrication capabilities, matrices up to 64 × 64 can be built accurately, which is sufficient for tasks such as speech feature processing.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
The understanding of underwater terrain features is much more accurately understood now, with the extensive technology involved today, Snyder said.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Housing is the largest monthly expense most people have, which means millions of Americans' financial behavior isn't accurately reflected in their credit history.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accurately
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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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