Definition of perfectlynext
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Recent Examples of perfectly Shining a light on Gemini The other angle for HiLight is the Gemini tie-in, and this jibes perfectly with some of Google’s other products. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026 And Weird Science would simply not work if the virtual babe, Lisa, was not played so perfectly by Kelly LeBrock with knowing mischief and surprising gravitas. Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 Critics dismissed it as little more than a high-speed demolition derby where perfectly good race cars were sacrificed for an exhibition that paid no championship points. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The rebellious character was always perfectly polite to parents while secretly being up to no good. Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 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
  • Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After baking, make sure your bread is cooled completely on a wire rack.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 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
  • Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In Hrubec’s lab, the malformations took a different form — neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans, in which parts of the spinal column fail to close, or anencephaly, where the skull and brain never fully develop.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The researchers can finely adjust the final temperature by balancing the two effects.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), tossing constantly until melted into sauce and adding more pasta cooking liquid a couple of tablespoonfuls at a time to loosen sauce if needed.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
Adverb
  • But none of the more precise terms quite roll off the tongue.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That’s true even as there’s been a steady clip of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries, some of them quite alarming, and even as a new, more powerful AI model is released by an American or Chinese lab seemingly every week.
    Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Matiere Premiere’s Metal Lavender, however, is totally modern.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Today the farm and its Produce Stand are still totally run by volunteers with all produce either sold at the stand or donated to charity.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • As opposed to grander, more institutional museums which can feel staid or imposing, the staff here are all warm and welcoming.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Many of those charges, all from 2022, were dropped or dismissed.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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