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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But if online flattery is an accurate indicator, more Goodness Land would be a gift to Mediterranean food aficionados in the neighborhood.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in 1752, the government replaced the old Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar, with a more accurate solar calendar.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At every major-league park, the league employs a Ball-Out-Strike System (BOSS) operator who is responsible for ensuring the correct strike zone is used for each hitter – as opposed to say, the 5-foot-11 Trent Grisham getting stuck with the zone of the 6-7 Aaron Judge.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This article has been updated to reflect the correct speed limit for e-bikes in New York City and that Olto deliveries began this year.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to a Chicago Blackhawks team source, those reports — that the PWHL would be coming to the Blackhawks’ facility — are not true.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In fairness to Brown, this is true.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Gluting is ranked as the second best left-hander in Illinois in the 2027 class by Prep Baseball Report behind Benet’s Quinn Rooney, who’s a Notre Dame recruit.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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But UConn, usually at its best after making halftime adjustments, immediately fell behind again in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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