as in pretty
having exactly the right tone or style
a pitch-perfect performance
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Recent Examples of pitch-perfect
Finally, Puth, playing the keyboard, brought soul and his pitch-perfect voice to the National Anthem.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Assisted by the low, somber strings of Oliver Coates’ score and the clean, crisp brightness of Judith Kaufmann’s lensing, Volpe directs with much the same simplicity and moderation, toward a pitch-perfect ending of wholly disarming terseness and economy.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, every performance, from André the Giant to Mandy Patinkin, is pitch-perfect, and this film is a crown jewel of Rob Reiner’s royal reign in Hollywood.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Come for the turf war, stay for the wide open shots and pitch-perfect costume design.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Assisted by the low, somber strings of Oliver Coates’ score and the clean, crisp brightness of Judith Kaufmann’s lensing, Volpe directs with much the same simplicity and moderation, toward a pitch-perfect ending of wholly disarming terseness and economy.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, every performance, from André the Giant to Mandy Patinkin, is pitch-perfect, and this film is a crown jewel of Rob Reiner’s royal reign in Hollywood.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Come for the turf war, stay for the wide open shots and pitch-perfect costume design.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-perfect
Adjective
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Wear them casually with tennis shoes and a tank top, or dress them up with heeled sandals and a pretty cardigan.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The film, in his telling, asks whether Maspalomas itself was Vicente’s coming out or just a prettier kind of hiding.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Iran conflict is not a just war, according to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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During Lee’s visit to China in January, the two governments signed an agreement to expand cultural and content exchange — but only gradually, and starting with just soccer and the traditional board game called go.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What had seemed like a good way of chilling out was actually plunging me into a kind of crisis.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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That's all well and good, and that's a huge part of the learning process.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Iran was ultimately able to choke the global economy by enforcing a closure largely with drones aimed at foreign tankers.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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Because of the new settlement, the IMLS will now be able to continue to award grants, provide support to libraries and museums and conduct research.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Once verified, the system automatically moves them into the correct account type.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The guard also feels the Sky landed on the correct balance of personalities in the roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are no winners in wildfire; however, the Court's decision supports PacifiCorp's longstanding belief that this process was prejudicial and not appropriate for managing wildfire litigation.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Federal education law requires that all students with disabilities have access to a free and appropriate public education.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Configured for 16 passengers – with room for up to 20 – the cabin rocks thick carpeting, proper seats with ample legroom, a coffee bar, Wi-Fi, USB-C charging at every position, and ambient ceiling lighting for evening crossings.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 09,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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With proper care and maintenance, most mosses will double in size in about a year, filling in bare soil and colonizing your garden space all on their own.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pebble Beach is the felicitous meeting of land and sea.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nara Lee, from South Korea, and Barry Collins, from the UK, had much more felicitous travel experiences.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Pitch-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-perfect. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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