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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
Complicating matters is the fact that Gordon and Lerman have a real spark, complementing each other’s energy almost perfectly.
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
This bold vision of Black freedom and independence happened, at just that moment, to map perfectly onto Sherman’s own desire to rid himself of the refugees before his army continued its march into the Carolinas.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
This bold vision of Black freedom and independence happened, at just that moment, to map perfectly onto Sherman’s own desire to rid himself of the refugees before his army continued its march into the Carolinas.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
Adverb
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Your media and message must fully resonate with your target audience based on the objective for the ad.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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And the only reason this film doesn't rank one spot higher is because the true depth and beauty of this story can only be fully appreciated after watching Before Sunrise.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The material consists mainly of finely ground marble, obtained as an otherwise-unwanted waste product from quarries.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
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Nubuck leather is formed from the top of the animal hide which is finely sanded and buffed to produce the softest, velvety leather finish.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Newcastle acted and if Gordon did not quite have the immediate impact some anticipated, just look at him now.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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From the distant past in which no one quite knew what to make of the game to the present where no one can get enough of it, one thing has stayed a constant: Bell, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and Kansas City treasure, has been to every one of them.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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Pore strips might give you that weirdly satisfying instant gratification by pulling out surface-level blackheads, but for the long haul, a solid routine with these powerhouse ingredients is the real game-changer—keeping your skin smooth, clear, and totally congestion-free.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
4 Feb. 2025
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They're still employed, but of course their careers have been totally derailed.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This havoc inspired the federal government to intervene to end the environmental wreckage, spare watersheds and shield communities, all under the aegis of conservation, which became a global project.—
Stephen Pyne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Hopefully, the Recording Academy voters can all agree, however, that the best of the bunch this year is both a long time coming and totally fresh: Kim Gordon’s The Collective.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Sigrid is an unraveling high school dropout mourning the loss of a childhood friendship and utterly reluctant to grow up.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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An opera singer was performing on the TV, and when his owners turned the volume up, the 14-week-old puppy became utterly mesmerized.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Dorrington is a big defenseman who skates well and is highly physical.—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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The fine-dining restaurant inside The Jefferson Hotel had some of the best happy hour specials in the city, and Richmond's been missing them for five very long years.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Some of the best ready-to-wear suits on the market come from such brands, whose wholly distinctive points of view provide a welcome departure from the rigidity of many bespoke tailors’ house styles.—
Aleks Cvetkovic,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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The reality star paired the piece with a black miniskirt, sheer black tights and black pumps for a wholly monochrome look that mimicked the color choices of her family.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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