pristinely

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Recent Examples of pristinely The Orionid meteor shower will unfold against a pristinely dark, moonless sky — unlike the Perseids, whose August peak was somewhat ruined by the light cast by a waning gibbous moon that hid dimmer members of the shower from view. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pristinely
Adverb
  • This was the nightmarish miracle of the castrato, whose bell-clear tones were immaculately preserved but oddly flavored, like butter buried in a peat bog.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The siblings and their struggles prove more than worth revisiting, even if the delivery device isn’t as immaculately designed.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Chock and Bates opened the Games cleanly, scoring early and letting everyone else feel the weight of it.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That motion flows directly into a backflip, with Atlas tucking its body tightly, rotating midair, and landing cleanly on both feet.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Goodall fastidiously documented how the animals lived and interacted in research that would continue over several decades.
    Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Even when on the road, Phillips fastidiously seeks out biohacking lounges and hotels that offer recovery modalities like IV drips and red-light therapy.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Pristinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pristinely. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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