accurately
adverb
ac·cu·rate·ly
ˈa-kyə-rət-lē 
ˈa-k(ə-)rət-,
ˈa-k(y)ərt-
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.—
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The department has also sought to improve the operation at the fish-collection facility by incorporating genetic testing technologies to more accurately differentiate between endangered and non-endangered types of salmon.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This will make the price of electricity generated from coal reflect its true costs to society more accurately.
—Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The newsrooms’ formula accurately reproduced the scores of 87% of the Cigna doctors listed; the scores of all but one of the rest fell within 1 to 2 percentage points of the number generated by this formula.
—Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
But while Ritchie infused the story with his own flair (and predilection for improvisation), the outlines of the mission itself are depicted more or less accurately.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The few weeks of 2023 during which Taylor Swift was presumably dating Matty Healy can only be accurately categorized as diabolically insufferable across the board.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Later, almost every person could accurately state the order of landmarks along each route and roughly estimate the distance travelled between them.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
But a burger prepared, cooked, and served without a human touch is still more accurately described as speculation.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
And there were Minaj's outfits, which served as vibrant extensions of her personality — or more accurately, personalities.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2024
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This will make the price of electricity generated from coal reflect its true costs to society more accurately.
—Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The newsrooms’ formula accurately reproduced the scores of 87% of the Cigna doctors listed; the scores of all but one of the rest fell within 1 to 2 percentage points of the number generated by this formula.
—Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
But while Ritchie infused the story with his own flair (and predilection for improvisation), the outlines of the mission itself are depicted more or less accurately.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The few weeks of 2023 during which Taylor Swift was presumably dating Matty Healy can only be accurately categorized as diabolically insufferable across the board.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Later, almost every person could accurately state the order of landmarks along each route and roughly estimate the distance travelled between them.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
But a burger prepared, cooked, and served without a human touch is still more accurately described as speculation.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
And there were Minaj's outfits, which served as vibrant extensions of her personality — or more accurately, personalities.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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