as in perfectly
without any flaws or errors
an ideally executed routine on the parallel bars that earned him perfect scores from the judges
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These advanced security features can ideally help brokers reduce their risk of fraud and access a network of carrier capacity, all while increasing their efficiency and growing their business.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Images: Alpha Earth Foundation Google’s newest AI model is going to scour the Earth and, ideally, help it out.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 30 July 2025
These medications provide the best results when started early, ideally within the first five years of the first symptom.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
In this fictional universe, both the demon slayers and baddie boyband dominate the charts (even leaving TWICE, who cameo on the soundtrack, in their dust) — so the music ideally had to stand alone as crowd-pleasing pop songs.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 18 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Images: Alpha Earth Foundation Google’s newest AI model is going to scour the Earth and, ideally, help it out.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 30 July 2025
These medications provide the best results when started early, ideally within the first five years of the first symptom.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
In this fictional universe, both the demon slayers and baddie boyband dominate the charts (even leaving TWICE, who cameo on the soundtrack, in their dust) — so the music ideally had to stand alone as crowd-pleasing pop songs.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideally
perfectly
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But how do Love Island producers seem to find a song that perfectly matches a moment on the show?—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Newcastle United had the summer window mapped out perfectly.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Ideally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideally. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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