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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely
In fact, these are precisely the skills required to create artificial general intelligence, or AGI: human-level understanding and reasoning.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
And no deal is precisely what China was looking for.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This was precisely the space occupied by Andersen’s emperor, whose solipsism and stubborn self-regard were visible, even if his clothes were not.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
In other words, the Israeli leader is beholden precisely to those who aim to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
And no deal is precisely what China was looking for.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This was precisely the space occupied by Andersen’s emperor, whose solipsism and stubborn self-regard were visible, even if his clothes were not.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
In other words, the Israeli leader is beholden precisely to those who aim to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
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Go to the Customer Service Center, located just inside the main gate entrance, to fill out a permit form.—
Jennie Key,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Today in history Here are just some of the historic events on this date in the past.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The president has full command of the National Guard and has activated up to 800 troops to support law enforcement, though exactly what form remains to be determined.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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From the jump, Quinta Brunson has been rewarded for doing exactly what Quinta Brunson wants to do, with her ABC sitcom, Abbott Elementary, earning seven Emmy nominations in its inaugural season.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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But as well as the Highlanders played in the first half, they were shut out in the second half and came within a play or two of letting the Scotts right back in the game.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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That multi-part tube includes a 0.02-micron filter to take care of everything right down to virus sizes – bacteria, sand, parasites, microplastics and more.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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