: 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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Franco Colapinto Replaces Jack Doohan This prediction was spot-on, wherein Colapinto replaced Doohan at Imola after six races. Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The spot-on production design by James Price also helps to make this fantastical premise rock. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 Ginny’s plot description in the article is spot-on: After his father killed his mother and committed suicide, Ayumi is brought up by his grandmother, Aiko. Yuki Tejima august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 Griffin then went on to highlight Dart's statistics throughout the first two weeks, while claiming the Giants were spot-on with their second first-round selection of the 2025 NFL Draft. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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