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as in immaculately
without any flaws or errors
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
you know perfectly well what I'm talking about, so don't pretend that you don't the purchase and sale was a perfectly legal transaction
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Recent Examples of perfectly
Just 42 seconds into the second half and the home side were two up, with Eze and Gyokeres combining on this occasion, the winger crossing perfectly first time to his centre-forward after being set free by a long pass from Riccardo Calafiori.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
But no matter the method, the human touch is always visible in a Marimekko print in perfectly imperfect ways.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The bird of prey landed perfectly on her glove and perched there for a few moments.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
But no matter the method, the human touch is always visible in a Marimekko print in perfectly imperfect ways.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The bird of prey landed perfectly on her glove and perched there for a few moments.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
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The biggest downside of the WWE maze was the stretch of blackout hallways of nothingness — a rarity in the otherwise always immaculately themed Horror Nights mazes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This is when a bone gets knocked out of its joint either partially or completely.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lecornu will now have to steer a budget through France’s completely fractured parliament, macro strategists at Deutsche Bank flagged Wednesday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 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
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For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Power is delivered through a 9-speed transmission and fully variable all-wheel drive system.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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Turn mixer on medium or pulse food processor until chicken is finely shredded.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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In short, The Paper doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its big brother, but that’s just fine with us.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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By the end of the charter, his relationship with Fraser is totally repaired.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the hit series Severance, Tillman plays a manager at Lumon Industries, where employees have implants that enable them to become one person at work and transform into a totally different person outside of work.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Think the Dow’s 30 powerhouses are all unstoppable money machines?—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Amazon’s selection of cardigans includes a range of shapes and silhouettes, like open-front and maxi-length layers, and our top picks are all under $35.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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