to be precise
idiom
—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise
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May 25, 1977 to be precise, an epic space opera arrived at 43 movie theaters in a galaxy not so far away.
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 May 2025
Later The standard pricing model used for modern AI traces back to ancient technological times—the mid-1970s, to be precise.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Duran blasted one over the Boston bullpen 456 feet, to be precise.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
It’s been two months — 65 days, to be precise — since the Chicago Blackhawks last played a game, with Frank Nazar scoring off a Connor Bedard feed to beat the Ottawa Senators in overtime.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 May 2025
Later The standard pricing model used for modern AI traces back to ancient technological times—the mid-1970s, to be precise.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Duran blasted one over the Boston bullpen 456 feet, to be precise.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
It’s been two months — 65 days, to be precise — since the Chicago Blackhawks last played a game, with Frank Nazar scoring off a Connor Bedard feed to beat the Ottawa Senators in overtime.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“To be precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20precise. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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