as in perfectly
without any flaws or errors
an ideally executed routine on the parallel bars that earned him perfect scores from the judges
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Recent Examples of ideally
So this may be the best path to gaining assets that allow this team to swing for another high-end player (ideally with more cost-certainty).
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In the fall, ideally around October or November, plant your tulip bulbs about six to eight inches deep.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
The Rangers dealt five prospects for the former phenom prospect to bolster their current rotation and, ideally, anchor their future rotation.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In the fall, ideally around October or November, plant your tulip bulbs about six to eight inches deep.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
The Rangers dealt five prospects for the former phenom prospect to bolster their current rotation and, ideally, anchor their future rotation.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ideally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideally
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From this spot on the waterfront, you'll be perfectly positioned for a long walk westward from Old Montreal along the Lachine Canal to the Atwater Market in St-Henri.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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In another picture, the four federal employees sitting next to Noem are out of focus, while Noem is perfectly in focus, sporting an ICE ball cap with the agency’s new logo.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although immaculately updated, traces of the past remain in the property’s 26 miles of crown moulding restored by a team from Paris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Its immaculately neat pantry, which Lorna provisioned on an industrial scale, held enough supplies to get them through months of being cut off by fires or cyclones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Ideally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideally. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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