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as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on
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as in precise
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Recent Examples of spot-on
Her spot-on instinct for powerful television was a driving force behind some of the most successful and culturally significant titles in the history of CBS Studios.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Personalization comes in the form of recognizing returning customers and making spot-on recommendations.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
His recreation of the older, controlling Jim, with a grotesque combover, was so spot-on that those who had interacted with the real person didn't want to be near him.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But the taste was a pretty spot-on replica of my memory.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Personalization comes in the form of recognizing returning customers and making spot-on recommendations.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
His recreation of the older, controlling Jim, with a grotesque combover, was so spot-on that those who had interacted with the real person didn't want to be near him.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But the taste was a pretty spot-on replica of my memory.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
Adjective
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The Master 4’s sensor remains unchanged, still providing smooth and accurate tracking on virtually any surface, with a maximum DPI of 8,000.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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On a team that has allowed the league’s most sacks, McCarthy must learn from QBs like Aaron Rodgers, still the league’s fastest passer and one of its most accurate.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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This decision highlights the precise reasons securities plaintiffs will continue to rely on these reports to allege corrective disclosures and loss causation.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The system provides precise recommendations grounded in demand and market data.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Though Collier crashed to the court after the collision, the National Basketball Referees Association posted a highlight of the play on social media explaining why officials were correct not to blow the whistle.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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How much glue should there be between the whole thing to get the balance correct?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One big advantage of this tool is that the mathematical operations describing the forces between particles can be visualized as diagrams.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the mathematical classification of knots didn’t begin until the 1870s.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025
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Watching my great-grandmother, grandmother, mother and aunt serve as loyal members of this sorority shaped my understanding of what true sisterhood and service look like.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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With markets looking unperturbed, that might turn out true sooner if nothing serious comes in the way of the bulls.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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