as in perfectly
in the most desirable, satisfactory, or advantageous manner or circumstances
Optimally, we'll leave by seven and arrive by ten o'clock. The seating was optimally arranged so that all guests had a clear view of the wedding party.
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Adverb
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Pascaline Chavanne’s costumes, especially Seberg’s wardrobe of minute cardigans and jaunty silk scarves, strike every note perfectly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 May 2025 -
My favorite looks, though, were always ones that perfectly encapsulated #MinnieStyle.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Incline mats are perfect for beginners, specially designed to help guide users to do a basic roll.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The brand boasts of made-to-order menu items and specially roasted beans.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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Second, whereas current frontier AIs can fabricate answers because they are trained to please humans, Scientist AI would ideally generate honest and justified explanatory hypotheses.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Or, Go For A Personal Chef Mother’s Day is here, ideally meaning mom is not in the kitchen.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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Note that yogurt can still be enjoyed past the sell-by and use-by dates if stored properly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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The Dyneema Composite Fabric 8 (DCF 8) tub floor extends 9 inches (23 cm) in height to better protect from blowing rain and ground water, while the properly tiny holes of the no-see-um mesh keep even minuscule gnats and biting midges out while letting air circulate freely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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The institutional medical setting becomes the background for a tale that doesn’t finely distinguish between memory and imagination, one realm bleeding freely into the next.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Each is sheathed in a patchwork of finely veneered woods.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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“Optimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimally. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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