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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
The real issue is now perfectly clear to me.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Their midfield is perfectly balanced.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Tech’s pitching played its role perfectly.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
The filling is airy, perfectly sweet, and a cinch to make with minimal mixing.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Their midfield is perfectly balanced.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Tech’s pitching played its role perfectly.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
The filling is airy, perfectly sweet, and a cinch to make with minimal mixing.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
Adverb
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Expect a white-glove experience with thoughtful, immaculately plated dishes all while dining under a ceiling of ornate blue and gold frescoes.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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What basically is a two-hour trailer for the rest of Anakin Skywalker’s story is kind of a mess – he was immaculately conceived?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Authorities will not be able to begin their investigation into the cause of the fire until it is completely extinguished, Heefner said.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Two, any fears of Kansas City being unable to handle a World Cup are completely wrong.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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The spacious interior boasts great legroom and excellently padded leather seats, while Toyota brings their usual safety features.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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In that sense, Shadbolt’s food doesn’t have to argue for British cooking so much as simply to practice it, excellently.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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But critics questioned if the arrangement fully addressed the core national security concerns that motivated the TikTok ban legislation in the first place because ByteDance was set to retain control of some of the US app’s operations.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The siblings are heartachingly real, and minor characters are finely drawn.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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These finely ground powders are applied directly onto an ant hill and are especially advantageous for eliminating ant hills in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices, Smith says.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
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However, xGC estimates that even with Lionel Messi, their roster doesn’t quite contain the same threat as teams like France and Spain.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There's nothing quite like growing a classic apple tree (Malus domestica) in your garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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And then there’s my white slip-on shoes that are comfortable for all-day walking (and are totally TSA-friendly).—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Analyzing these outcomes, Goldman’s Megan Peters wrote in a note this morning, seen by Fortune, that the biggest risk of outright stockouts (where inventory is totally depleted) is in non-oil commodities, where markets are less global, and supply is often regional.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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If paintings were like unedited photographs in the all-seeing eye of God—a record of human attitudes toward, and treatment of, the dog’s ubiquitous presence in life—then reality might explain why there are so many of them in art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Elegant, refined, and spacious for its prime location, Portrait Firenze's 37 rooms and suites are all dressed with neutral tones, shiny surfaces, and large polished mirrors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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