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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Election results are vital to the public, and people should get them as quickly and as accurately as possible.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Shostakovich’s music takes form and brings life, or more accurately, death, to the short.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
In a new policy brief, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment with technical support from Economic & Planning Systems analyzed economic data from three case study geographies to more accurately determine the differences in the cost of home ownership in California.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Transporting antimatter away from this interference would allow scientists to take measurements of the substance more accurately.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Shostakovich’s music takes form and brings life, or more accurately, death, to the short.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
In a new policy brief, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment with technical support from Economic & Planning Systems analyzed economic data from three case study geographies to more accurately determine the differences in the cost of home ownership in California.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Transporting antimatter away from this interference would allow scientists to take measurements of the substance more accurately.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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