to perfection

phrase

: in a way or to a degree that is exactly right
The steak was cooked to perfection.

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Mereu’s sure hand with his actors is a saving grace, with Perrone and Maenza particularly well-cast, and DP Francesco Piras lights them to perfection while being in perfect synch with the director’s reverence for the natural world. Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 But the secret, or at least private, wedding trend started much earlier, and Zendaya and Tom Holland executed it to perfection. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2026 High performers are especially vulnerable when their identity is linked to perfection, making mistakes feel like a profound personal failing. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection. Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for to perfection

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“To perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20perfection. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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