as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude
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Recent Examples of exactitude
Cove is much larger, with a more formal service style, but the exactitude is still there, the sense of stylishness, the obsession and the delight.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
There’s no way to say, with any degree of exactitude, how many times a scene like that has played out during Ovechkin’s career.
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Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Bigelow pulls the film together with the exactitude of a fighter pilot.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
But Hynes details life’s vicissitudes with poetic exactitude.
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Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
There’s no way to say, with any degree of exactitude, how many times a scene like that has played out during Ovechkin’s career.
—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Bigelow pulls the film together with the exactitude of a fighter pilot.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
But Hynes details life’s vicissitudes with poetic exactitude.
—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exactitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exactitude
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This update transforms IEMs into precise studio reference monitors, offering unparalleled accuracy for recording engineers, producers, and performers.
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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Survivors chose their words with a precision that came from living through things most of us cannot imagine.
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At least within the precision limits of the Perseverance’s instruments, the material roughly matches terrestrial kerogen.
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Played to perfection by Robert Picardo, the Emergency Medical Hologram was programmed to save lives and give sass.
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But for many women, the motivation is less about perfection and more about confidence, control, and self-care.
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“Exactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exactitude. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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