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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These tests allowed the team to examine how accurately the system could detect transitions from safe to unsafe contact in real time.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
The result would be a system that could not only track you but pretty accurately predict your choices, behaviors and vulnerabilities.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Carter is in the middle of his eighth season in the league and has built up a reputation as a tough defender around the perimeter, while still shooting accurately from distance on the other end.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The issue — or, more accurately, the last frontier that exists between Gore and the actualized version of himself — lies in sustainability.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
The result would be a system that could not only track you but pretty accurately predict your choices, behaviors and vulnerabilities.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Carter is in the middle of his eighth season in the league and has built up a reputation as a tough defender around the perimeter, while still shooting accurately from distance on the other end.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The issue — or, more accurately, the last frontier that exists between Gore and the actualized version of himself — lies in sustainability.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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