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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Actually, to be precise, both baby and job were finalized on the same day.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
In a typical setback, Tess learns that she’s been passed over for the executive training program (penalized for rebuffing a superior’s unwelcome advances, to be precise).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Nketiah’s goal came from a set piece — a long throw, to be precise — and the same goes for Brighton’s second at Chelsea, which was headed in by the substitute Maxim De Cuyper following a corner that was taken short and then delivered to the far post.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
In a typical setback, Tess learns that she’s been passed over for the executive training program (penalized for rebuffing a superior’s unwelcome advances, to be precise).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Nketiah’s goal came from a set piece — a long throw, to be precise — and the same goes for Brighton’s second at Chelsea, which was headed in by the substitute Maxim De Cuyper following a corner that was taken short and then delivered to the far post.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“To be precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20precise. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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