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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
This pairing marries together perfectly—almost as perfect as Grandma and Grandpa.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
In most cases, trees should be perfectly capable of supporting themselves.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Subsequently, several perfectly good Honda CRF 250 dirt bikes met untimely deaths.
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Keeping your child safe isn’t about doing everything perfectly, but about being present, aware, and ready to listen—that’s what matters most.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 6 June 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
In most cases, trees should be perfectly capable of supporting themselves.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Subsequently, several perfectly good Honda CRF 250 dirt bikes met untimely deaths.
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Keeping your child safe isn’t about doing everything perfectly, but about being present, aware, and ready to listen—that’s what matters most.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
Adverb
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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People from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen will be fully restricted.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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For small grains, go with a more finely texture mat instead.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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Make vinaigrette: Process carrots, vinegar, water, ginger, sesame oil and salt in blender until finely ground, about 30 seconds.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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It’s been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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While that is quite close to the FOMC’s target, it was dragged down by a decline in energy prices.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Officially, the merger review process and the Trump lawsuit are totally separate matters.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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On the other hand, Indian tech companies should start diversifying their clientele base instead of relying totally on the U.S. market.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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These actions all slow the growth of retirement savings as people need more liquidity.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And Trump accounts are all about setting up the next generation for success.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Forced to be an armchair detective, he’s assisted in his sleuthing by girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly, utterly gorgeous and talking in a tiny voice that sounds as if her throat had been chilled with a constant supply of ice drops).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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But her decision to make the trek to Sunrise surely can’t sit well with Edmonton forward Jeff Skinner, who’s in the lineup Thursday for the first time this series.—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Shake well and pour into a glass rimmed with Tajín or chili salt.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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He’s read a few books on the subject, but he’s also discovered—as all risk-takers eventually do—that practice and game day are two wholly different animals.—
Levi King,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Narrating what happened with the boy in the autopsy room turned out to be wholly different from experiencing it; the riptide shock of that moment slowed to a largo of painful excavation.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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