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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely
Taking inspiration from the CAR T-cell technology used to provide personalized cancer treatments, researchers have conducted a proof-of-concept study showing how similar compounds can precisely target protein tangles and plaques in the brain.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Multi-device functionality worked precisely as advertised.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
His average of one ball recovery outside the box per game was precisely double Sanchez’s average (0.5) for Chelsea in the same campaign, and also far more frequent than Jorgensen’s average in 2023-24, which was his final season as Spanish club Villarreal’s No 1 (0.6).
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2025
With his collections and the new store, Todd Snyder is doing precisely that.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Multi-device functionality worked precisely as advertised.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
His average of one ball recovery outside the box per game was precisely double Sanchez’s average (0.5) for Chelsea in the same campaign, and also far more frequent than Jorgensen’s average in 2023-24, which was his final season as Spanish club Villarreal’s No 1 (0.6).
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2025
With his collections and the new store, Todd Snyder is doing precisely that.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
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The American phenom, just 21 years old, won the second Grand Slam championship of her career on Saturday, outlasting world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open final in Paris.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Beutel, a computer engineer specializing in mountain monitoring, had just witnessed a glacier collapse.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, ideal clients gather around content creators in your niche, hunting for insights exactly like yours.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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That’s exactly what the Klein Vision AirCar is promising.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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Just so present, right in your face will just sit and look at you.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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For as much as Anderson’s films call for his actors to flatten their delivery, his first foray into stop-motion animation picked up the pace considerably, and Clooney zips right along with his character’s fast-talking schemes.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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