as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
a stand-up comedian known for her dead-on impressions of various divas of stage and screen
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Recent Examples of dead-on
His eyes meet the camera dead-on.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
The placement on Favre’s 350-yard shot had been dead-on and the lungs were jellied.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Amelia Blood sent a hard sweep into the circle dead-on on one, and Casucci tipped it in for a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
And as dead-on comedies will sometimes do, the movie claimed a piece of reality.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Tierra Patagonia Courtesy of Tierra Patagonia Location
Tierra Patagonia sits on the picturesque shores of Lake Sarmiento, with dead-on views of the park’s iconic mountains and namesake towers.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
So in the unlikely event that there’s a dead-on collision with a large asteroid at the reactor site, the debris of the reactor may be distributed in the dust of the moon, but all those little TRISO particles will hopefully remain intact.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2025
The photos of the actor come a week after director Sam Mendes released the first images of the cast of his upcoming four-part Beatles biopic project, The Beatles — a Four-Film Cinematic Event, with Mescal earning praise for his eerily dead-on take of a young Paul McCartney.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Synanon Connection With her long coat, oversized glasses and dead-on stare, Toni Colette’s central Wayward character gives off the uncomfortable feeling of a cult leader.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
The placement on Favre’s 350-yard shot had been dead-on and the lungs were jellied.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Amelia Blood sent a hard sweep into the circle dead-on on one, and Casucci tipped it in for a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
And as dead-on comedies will sometimes do, the movie claimed a piece of reality.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Tierra Patagonia Courtesy of Tierra Patagonia Location
Tierra Patagonia sits on the picturesque shores of Lake Sarmiento, with dead-on views of the park’s iconic mountains and namesake towers.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
So in the unlikely event that there’s a dead-on collision with a large asteroid at the reactor site, the debris of the reactor may be distributed in the dust of the moon, but all those little TRISO particles will hopefully remain intact.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2025
The photos of the actor come a week after director Sam Mendes released the first images of the cast of his upcoming four-part Beatles biopic project, The Beatles — a Four-Film Cinematic Event, with Mescal earning praise for his eerily dead-on take of a young Paul McCartney.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Synanon Connection With her long coat, oversized glasses and dead-on stare, Toni Colette’s central Wayward character gives off the uncomfortable feeling of a cult leader.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-on
Adjective
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Rick Song, Persona’s co-founder and chief executive, wrote in a statement posted to LinkedIn that Discord’s claims about Persona’s capabilities were not accurate, emphasizing that the company does offer on-device age verification.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rick Song, Persona’s co-founder and CEO, wrote in a statement posted to LinkedIn that Discord’s claims about Persona’s capabilities were not accurate, emphasizing that the company does offer on-device age verification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And don't forget to use a warm white bulb in the correct wattage for the space.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Easy but exciting paths that felt like true tree lines to them.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Summing up the whole picture is impossible, and attempting to do it requires treading carefully, so as to maintain important boundaries between what is definitely true and what seems likely or merely speculative.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The steep declines this week showed just how on edge investors are regarding AI — even when the news is good, or when doomsday scenarios are completely made out of thin air.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Garna showed some really good things in my time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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