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Preparing coffee the Turkish way involves grinding the beans very finely, and slowly cooking the water and coffee in a pot to create a thick layer of foam.
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James Doubek, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Which is to say that All the President’s Men is a movie about process, and Redford, in one of his most enduring and finely tuned screen roles, holds its center—with Hoffman giving human form to that slow, ticking momentum.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Turn mixer on medium or pulse food processor until chicken is finely shredded.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
When cool, break into pieces and process in food processor until finely chopped into a paste.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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James Doubek, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Which is to say that All the President’s Men is a movie about process, and Redford, in one of his most enduring and finely tuned screen roles, holds its center—with Hoffman giving human form to that slow, ticking momentum.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Turn mixer on medium or pulse food processor until chicken is finely shredded.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
When cool, break into pieces and process in food processor until finely chopped into a paste.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finely
Adverb
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The right-back’s involvement was just as impressive, bringing the ball down excellently before he was brought to ground himself.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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That monster is Gregers Werle (Alexander Hurt), who returns to his home town only to find that his childhood friend Hjalmar Ekdal (a superbly comic Nick Westrate) has been living in a fool’s paradise.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Bauhaus In Motion Across Berlin Berlin is so marvelously layered.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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One suspects that these tunes will translate marvelously on the concert stage.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Caramelizing the onions in the slow cooker worked fabulously.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ivanov, the fabulously wealthy former deputy defense minister who was responsible for military construction projects, among other things, received his harsh prison sentence for allegedly embezzling more than four billion rubles ($52 million) through foreign bank transfers.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile, the staff was impeccably outfitted in tailored pieces, watches, and stiletto heels.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Trump spoke grandly for over 20 minutes about his efforts to resolve decades of bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Due to the region’s mercurial weather, the vessels have remained immaculately preserved in the cold, deep waters.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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