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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
But to understand the album is to understand the man — or more precisely, the enigma of the man.
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
While skeptics might question how analysts can precisely measure how much of the damage caused by such events is attributable to climate change, one major tributary to this number is a dramatic increase in insurance costs, and insurers take estimating risk very seriously.
—Eugene Linden, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The truth is precisely the opposite of what the current administration has claimed.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Yet the lifespans of Europeans and Americans lengthened in the nineteenth century precisely because swaths of prairie were planted with wheat and hundreds of millions of cattle, pigs, and poultry could be killed for meat in industrial facilities.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
While skeptics might question how analysts can precisely measure how much of the damage caused by such events is attributable to climate change, one major tributary to this number is a dramatic increase in insurance costs, and insurers take estimating risk very seriously.
—Eugene Linden, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The truth is precisely the opposite of what the current administration has claimed.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Yet the lifespans of Europeans and Americans lengthened in the nineteenth century precisely because swaths of prairie were planted with wheat and hundreds of millions of cattle, pigs, and poultry could be killed for meat in industrial facilities.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
Adverb
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The plea comes just weeks before Kohberger's trial was set to begin.—
Kayna Whitworth,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Perry’s prop malfunction occurred just one day after Beyoncé experienced an onstage mishap of her own, when her flying car began to tip over mid-air during her June 29 performance in Houston.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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That real-world experience with diverse hair types is exactly what makes Hairitage stand out.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Just like learning a new language—you’ve got to get phonics right first, not just vocabulary.—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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North was right behind her with four goals and two assists, while having the highlight of Friday night with a between-the-legs goal while her back was to the goalie just outside the crease.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2025
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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