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Recent Examples of perfectly For most healthy adults, eating sesame seeds every day is perfectly reasonable, provided portions remain moderate. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 By lunchtime, a building designed for hundreds of employees can feel strangely abandoned while work continues perfectly well from kitchens, patios and anywhere else with Wi-Fi. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 This week, the shower's peak will almost perfectly align with the new moon, promising some of the best viewing conditions in years. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 Adam seems confused by the request, while Ingeborg is perfectly obliging. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfectly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
Adverb
  • Six fit-for-a-billionaire log cabins are immaculately done—and recently refreshed—with a mix of designer and antique Western furniture, including the main lodge (Marley’s Lodge) with six suites, a chef’s kitchen, and gym.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • This boozy, creamy, milkshake-like cocktail is captured immaculately in pie form, with all the flavors and textures of that dangerously potent drink.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Adverb
  • Accessible only by boat and completely untouched, CNN’s Leroy Ah Ben explores this gem known mostly to locals.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the researchers removed the neurons, the heart stopped functioning completely.
    Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Based on a video game, the sci-fi thriller is excellently maddening and surprisingly emotional.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Adverb
  • The Puerto Rican boxer had brain surgery but never fully recovered from his injuries, identified as a large subdural hematoma, and was in a persistent vegetative state.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Based on the state’s funding formula, the district is only 70% fully funded, down from 73% last year.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Find out for yourself in this finely detailed and utterly absorbing book, which reads like a thriller of the highest order.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That was quite confusing, so the clubs voted to get rid of it.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Few countries have felt the force of the insect’s impact quite like South Africa.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • On runway day, Naheim and Bryan have totally pivoted from their original designs.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe indeed came up with a fun, clever premise…and then apparently just decided to stop trying there; everything else about the series is totally lackluster.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But the initial success of the X1 demonstrator does not mean Heart Aerospace is planning to commercialize an all-electric aircraft.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Another record falls as the world's largest all-electric airplane makes its maiden flight.
    David Szondy August 13, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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