as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw
the actress's recitation was letter-perfect
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Recent Examples of letter-perfect
The Bezos peacock swagger is letter-perfect Travolta.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That's a credit to how Laufey faithfully mines that era with letter-perfect precision and authenticity: from the melodies and lovelorn lyrics to Laufey's wistful and sultry voice.
—David Chiu, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
But there are letter-perfect rhymes tucked inside, as if to provide extra structural support, a kind of poetic insurance.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Coach Prime is almost letter-perfect for this epoch of the college game, teetering in the limbo between a century of quasi-scholastic servitude and an inevitable future of unionization, contracts, collective bargaining and regulated talent movement.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Adames is a dead-pull launch angle guy, Bregman has been a letter-perfect fit for his Houston home park, and Alonso is an all-or-nothing power-before-hit guy with limited complementary skills.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred.
—Alfred Gough, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That's a credit to how Laufey faithfully mines that era with letter-perfect precision and authenticity: from the melodies and lovelorn lyrics to Laufey's wistful and sultry voice.
—David Chiu, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
But there are letter-perfect rhymes tucked inside, as if to provide extra structural support, a kind of poetic insurance.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Coach Prime is almost letter-perfect for this epoch of the college game, teetering in the limbo between a century of quasi-scholastic servitude and an inevitable future of unionization, contracts, collective bargaining and regulated talent movement.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Adames is a dead-pull launch angle guy, Bregman has been a letter-perfect fit for his Houston home park, and Alonso is an all-or-nothing power-before-hit guy with limited complementary skills.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred.
—Alfred Gough, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter-perfect
Adjective
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Perhaps most impressively, AirPods now support live translation on the go, perfect for those everyday interactions abroad, like chatting with locals or asking for directions.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although no vaccine is perfect, today, the efficacy rate for the first dose administered at 12 to 15 months of age stands at 93%, and at 97% for the second at 4 to 6 years of age, a remarkable achievement against this highly contagious, sometimes fatal disease.—
Patti Newton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This oversized knit cardigan is the ideal cozy layer to throw on during a chilly dinner date, running errands, or just relaxing at home.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some e-bikes, under ideal conditions, can go 75 miles on a full battery charge.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No one expects their leaders to be flawless.—
Sean WillChene,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw and Harry Maguire were excellent.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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And this does bode well for interior roominess, which is quite accommodating up front for a variety of heights and body types—plus tremendously comfortable standard sport bucket seats with excellent bolstering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The grind will continue for Campbell as he will be matched up against what was expected to be a superb Pittsburgh Steelers defense.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The superb first nonfiction feature from Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel focuses on the killing of an Indigenous community leader by white landowners in northwest Argentina.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kyle Schwarber's fit with the Philadelphia Phillies is immaculate, but 29 other teams will get the chance to bid on him this winter anyway.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But why so immaculate, and why so radio-only?—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Letter-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter-perfect. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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