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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
Some of our favorite meals in the past few years have been at Joan’s, and the warmth and spot-on service coming from the front of the house play no small part in that.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Pretty funny — spot-on casting, the crowd loves it.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Either way, Druski blessed us all with some spot-on comic relief this week.
—Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Oud Wood + Musk is spot-on for when temperatures drop.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Pretty funny — spot-on casting, the crowd loves it.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Either way, Druski blessed us all with some spot-on comic relief this week.
—Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Oud Wood + Musk is spot-on for when temperatures drop.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
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The key is to start where friction is highest, whether that’s customer responses, proposals, first-pass marketing copy or product listings, and introduce a simple review checklist that defines what must be accurate, what must never be claimed, and what requires human sign-off.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As more and more business teams incorporate LLMs into their daily workflows, responses generated must be accurate and reliable.—
Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, the exact source of these jets around their black hole central engines and the precise mechanism powering them is still something of a mystery.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The light is then guided using ultra-precise mirrors and reflected off a mask containing the pattern for one layer of the chip, which is then shrunk and projected onto a silicon wafer.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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In other words, these analysts are about as likely to make a correct pick as a corgi on TikTok that predicts sporting-event results by hitting a beach ball into a basket.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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The group were also without gloves and the correct climbing equipment for their feet, per the Craven Herald.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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For much of the 20th century, however, black holes were regarded largely as mathematical curiosities — solutions to Einstein's equations with no clear observational evidence.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Quantum computations can be described as extremely large tensors—mathematical structures far too big for direct classical simulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Such should be true for tomorrow as well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The app will bring to the fore true voices endorsed by the fanbases.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Parents can now set daily time limits or block Shorts entirely, depending on what works best for their household.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fan and critical consensus touted Kendrick Lamar’s triumphant-if-too-breezy GNX as one of 2024’s best and most successful rap albums.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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