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as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on
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as in precise
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Recent Examples of spot-on
The service is friendly and professional, and the menu ranges from a spot-on babaganoush with just the right amount of smokiness to an excellent tilapia in mushroom sauce.
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Like most fitness trackers, the Oura isn’t always spot-on.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 July 2025
Seven scoreless innings, spot-on fastball command and 11 groundball outs.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2025
The salmon dip at J. Alexander’s, Norwood J. Alexander’s is so reliable and the service is always spot-on.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Like most fitness trackers, the Oura isn’t always spot-on.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 July 2025
Seven scoreless innings, spot-on fastball command and 11 groundball outs.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2025
The salmon dip at J. Alexander’s, Norwood J. Alexander’s is so reliable and the service is always spot-on.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
Adjective
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Call your insurance company and verify that the estimate is accurate to your policy.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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His precise motive in the shooting is still unclear.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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For many, this was the film that crystallized Shyamalan’s style as something patient, precise, emotionally sincere, and attuned to the spiritual hidden within the everyday.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
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However, your internal systems don’t have the capacity or the interoperability to pull together the data across disparate networks and applications to verify if their invoice numbers are correct.—
Kevin Akeroyd,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Prosecutors argued in their filing on July 29 that Joseph was correct and that Adelman should allow the case to proceed.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Tolkowsky, a Belgian mathematician from a diamond-cutting family, was the first to detail the mathematical principles for maximizing a round brilliant diamond’s sparkle and brilliance.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The first part is the bedrock deep beneath the tower, which is made of hard mathematical problems.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
25 July 2025
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This was certainly true of the Mets last summer when Taylor played his way into the lineup more consistently than Harrison Bader.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2025
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This rings especially true for me, a vegetarian for nearly two decades.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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Despite that, the Lyriq-V’s looks, comfort and features are as good as anything on the road.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The cocktails are classic and the wine list is so good that it's been lauded by Wine Spectator magazine.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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