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as in immaculately
without any flaws or errors
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
you know perfectly well what I'm talking about, so don't pretend that you don't the purchase and sale was a perfectly legal transaction
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Recent Examples of perfectly
Complicating matters is the fact that Gordon and Lerman have a real spark, complementing each other’s energy almost perfectly.
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
This bold vision of Black freedom and independence happened, at just that moment, to map perfectly onto Sherman’s own desire to rid himself of the refugees before his army continued its march into the Carolinas.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
This bold vision of Black freedom and independence happened, at just that moment, to map perfectly onto Sherman’s own desire to rid himself of the refugees before his army continued its march into the Carolinas.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
Adverb
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There are no fully functioning hospitals or schools in the area and access to water, power and basic supplies is extremely limited, despite aid flows into Gaza increasing since the ceasefire came into effect.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Your media and message must fully resonate with your target audience based on the objective for the ad.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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His finely weighted through ball found Weah, who beat Fikayo Tomori before angling a net left-footed effort beyond Maignan to double Juve’s advantage.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Our social minds are finely tuned to the subtlest of behavioral cues.—
Kurt Gray,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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But Hart is correct, no one attacks these types of plays quite like Anunoby does.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The phone also has a 120Hz display, Qi wireless charging, and a decent camera that’s not quite as nice as those on its flagship counterparts but still capable of impressive results.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Plus, the red packaging is totally on theme for Valentine’s Day.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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The reality is that Social Security won’t go totally bankrupt if Congress doesn’t act to address its funding challenges.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hopefully, the Recording Academy voters can all agree, however, that the best of the bunch this year is both a long time coming and totally fresh: Kim Gordon’s The Collective.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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This havoc inspired the federal government to intervene to end the environmental wreckage, spare watersheds and shield communities, all under the aegis of conservation, which became a global project.—
Stephen Pyne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Since those early international forays, the major brands have largely dropped the American overtones from their advertising, as years of continuous expansion have turned them from a curiosity to something utterly ubiquitous.—
Alex C. Park,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Quirky, outspoken, and utterly Floridian, Irvin is as much Vero Beach as the latest tycoon to get hooked on the community’s unique blend of sophistication and authentic, flip-flop fun.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
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And his route on two of them could be best described as, hey, just go find some space.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Vote below, and check back on Friday to see who Vogue readers crowned best dressed.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some of the best ready-to-wear suits on the market come from such brands, whose wholly distinctive points of view provide a welcome departure from the rigidity of many bespoke tailors’ house styles.—
Aleks Cvetkovic,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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The reality star paired the piece with a black miniskirt, sheer black tights and black pumps for a wholly monochrome look that mimicked the color choices of her family.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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