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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 dialogue between the students and Elsa is spot-on and sometimes very funny.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
This movie certainly fits its spot-on title!
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Great, compassionate, and spot-on column about protecting humanitarian immigrant visas.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
That's spot-on here, with Anthony Hopkins' intense performance as a Welsh Jesuit exorcist.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
This movie certainly fits its spot-on title!
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Great, compassionate, and spot-on column about protecting humanitarian immigrant visas.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
That's spot-on here, with Anthony Hopkins' intense performance as a Welsh Jesuit exorcist.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
Adjective
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Mostly, though, Boland strangles batters with his suffocating and deadly-accurate line and length.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Comedians can sometimes be eerily accurate in the way their jokes predict the future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The engine, freed from its hook by a sudden hard, precise kick, quickly sank into the river, pulling the cord tight and dragging the foreman underwater.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The company presented Adam, a full-sized humanoid designed for dynamic mobility, alongside Adam-U, a data-collection and training platform focused on precise motion capture and manipulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Amazon’s listings, automatically generated by an experimental artificial intelligence tool, didn’t always correspond to the correct product in Burzio’s inventory.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly, recipients should ensure their banking details are correct and up to date before requesting or receiving a transfer.—
Jason Phillips,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Renowned mathematician Galileo Galilei famously described the universe as being written in mathematical language.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Magnetic Towers of Hanoi The number 2,026 is related to an extension of the classic mathematical game the Tower of Hanoi.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This is especially true for plants that are marginally hardy in your area, as well as common perennials like woodland phlox, lamb’s ear, and hardy geraniums.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fellow true freshman Joshua Moore should be in line for a bigger role next season as well.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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