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Recent Examples of finely
Mash using a potato masher until mixture is well combined and egg whites are finely chopped.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
The aluminum chassis has a sleek, silvery look, and the monitor is sturdy, finely crafted, and well-proportioned.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
That’s thanks to a blend of Brazilian clays finely-milled into powders which blend easily into roots (even on darker hair colors).
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Cats possess other features of their wild relatives in being basically carnivorous, remarkably agile and powerful, and finely coordinated in movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
The aluminum chassis has a sleek, silvery look, and the monitor is sturdy, finely crafted, and well-proportioned.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
That’s thanks to a blend of Brazilian clays finely-milled into powders which blend easily into roots (even on darker hair colors).
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Cats possess other features of their wild relatives in being basically carnivorous, remarkably agile and powerful, and finely coordinated in movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finely
Adverb
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Mullvad performed excellently during our latest round of tests.—
Justyn Newman,
PC Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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Everything was grilled excellently.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Things got even better for Atletico, and worse for Barcelona, as Alvarez curled the resulting free kick superbly over and around the wall into the top corner — with so much power on the shot that home ‘keeper Joan Garcia could not get across to save.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maces, which were little more than rocks mounted on sticks, had questionable value as hunting tools, but they were superbly suited for smashing the bones and skulls of other humans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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John Houseman tippy toes briefly as a dry old bean and stuffy grammarian, emblematic of the stultified staff at Fox’s magazine of employment; unfortunately, Houseman’s marvelously fussy presence is only one of the film’s intermittent garnishes, most of which are never developed and never pay off.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The baritone, Vincent Casagrande, a marvelously cantankerous Prisoner, tells us only sick people dream, and of course everyone on stage automatically enters a dream state.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Hazzard works for a fabulously wealthy family that has both a museum and a pair of boys she tutors in the ways of history’s great thinkers.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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One of the stars of the show was the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, which played fabulously from start to finish, if occasionally too loudly for singers.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In a terrifically non-didactic way, Lincoln lets audiences in on the inner workings of governmental warfare.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Flynn runs terrifically well with the conflicting aspects of this character.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Even Joe, who has shown himself to be superlatively capable of ignoring other people’s feelings, knows that Max’s red-hot temper is best handled with care.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Bailey — impeccably styled in Massimo Cantini Parrini’s costumes — has a wholesome, easy-breezy charm, and good-enough chemistry with Page.—
Adam Graham,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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And Anderson is said to be behaving impeccably in not agitating for a move.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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With its proximity to the Queensboro Bridge and a Home Depot, Le Domaine, as the building is grandly named, feels a long way from France.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The palace, looming grandly just behind the stage, was lit up with a dynamic video projection, integrating it into the concert — the first time the historic and deeply symbolic structure had ever been used for a pop show.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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