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
Amelia Blood sent a hard sweep into the circle dead-on on one, and Casucci tipped it in for a 1-0 lead.
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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
Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Simpson seemed particularly excited to see the photographer Dawoud Bey, who’s spent a half century chronicling life on the streets of Black communities, mostly through dead-on portraits.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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
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
Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Simpson seemed particularly excited to see the photographer Dawoud Bey, who’s spent a half century chronicling life on the streets of Black communities, mostly through dead-on portraits.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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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If accurate even only in part, such a dramatic escalation would cast doubt on the reliability of the election results and put the military at the center of the blame for the outcome.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average sales price, which would mean taking the sum of all sales prices then dividing by the number of homes sold.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The data, to skip ahead, did clearly prove that the suspicions were correct.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their Week 9 victory over the Lions offered a glimpse at the correct formula.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The interior of the shoe stays true to the brand’s line of classic winter boots, lined with a plush wool blend.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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One mailer in particular said that Persson and fellow Democratic candidates wanted to build apartments on 300 acres of green space, which isn’t true, Persson said.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, on his eighth touch, Payne turned a good play into a disaster.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Arsenal’s second-half performance here was arguably their best of the campaign.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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