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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely
For many investors, those are precisely the conditions Greenspan believed would strengthen gold's appeal as a store of value.
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Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
That’s precisely what Mirza had spent two years building before anyone else recognized the opportunity.
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Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That’s precisely what Brent Seales, a professor at the University of Kentucky, has spent his career trying to figure out.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
But that beating-you-over-the-head quality is precisely what makes these tracks so exhilarating.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for precisely
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
That’s precisely what Mirza had spent two years building before anyone else recognized the opportunity.
—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That’s precisely what Brent Seales, a professor at the University of Kentucky, has spent his career trying to figure out.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
But that beating-you-over-the-head quality is precisely what makes these tracks so exhilarating.
—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for precisely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
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Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
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Now that the news is out, ENHYPEN is doing more than just showing up for a panel.
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That did not go well and still went exactly according to plan.
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As historian Anton-Hermann Chroust notes, many lawyers in the colonies did exactly that.
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There are no strictly kiddie rides, and some rides, like the high-flying Swings Over Del Mar and Bello Bay Cruise will thrill any age.
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The Redken Symposium wasn’t all strictly business—in addition to the opening night kick off, there was a Redken Bash on the final evening.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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According to Jackson’s account, Fong said her father, the village headman, removed large pieces of wreckage from the crash site and organized the burial of McKinney’s body right there.
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Onlookers were silent as a human chain of civil defense workers and volunteers carefully extracted the person from within the ruins.
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Neighbors’ outcry The dredge was carefully planned, and will, according to the county, save the county money on sand costs.
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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