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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Eight times to seven men to be precise (to Richard Burton twice).
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The blend also contains probiotics (7.2 billion CFUs in a single scoop, to be precise) and a smorgasbord of vitamins, adaptogens, digestive enzymes and magnesium to keep you well and energised.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
May 25, 1977 to be precise, an epic space opera arrived at 43 movie theaters in a galaxy not so far away.
—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
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The blend also contains probiotics (7.2 billion CFUs in a single scoop, to be precise) and a smorgasbord of vitamins, adaptogens, digestive enzymes and magnesium to keep you well and energised.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
May 25, 1977 to be precise, an epic space opera arrived at 43 movie theaters in a galaxy not so far away.
—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
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“To be precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20precise. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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