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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
Whites are spot-on, and all SDR colors and most HDR colors come very close.
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PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
All that puking was spot-on In The White Lotus, Lochlan vomited into the pool and then collapsed—seemingly dead.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Motion detection is spot-on, and notifications come through in no time.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Your options include: Topical (spot-on) products are applied to the animal’s back; the medication is spread through the lipid/fatty layer across the pet’s skin and coat.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
All that puking was spot-on In The White Lotus, Lochlan vomited into the pool and then collapsed—seemingly dead.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Motion detection is spot-on, and notifications come through in no time.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Your options include: Topical (spot-on) products are applied to the animal’s back; the medication is spread through the lipid/fatty layer across the pet’s skin and coat.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Retailers often struggle with data silos, inconsistent quality, and integration issues, Sheridan says, which complicate accurate analysis in addition to concerns around consumer privacy.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The most selective institutions sometimes take a more cautious approach to deferrals, particularly when managing precise class sizes or specialized programs.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But researchers also determined a precise mixture of extra ingredients to give their faux-calamari its familiar textural springiness.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ars Technica: Your AI take is that neither the dystopian view of sentient AI or the utopian view is necessarily correct.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Roth was correct as the rain didn’t start for more than 90 minutes, which seemingly would have given the Royals and Rockies a chance to get a good chunk of the game played.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Math Expressions let creators place complex mathematical notations directly into layouts.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The outcome of the game depends on the answer to a mathematical puzzle that is almost 180 years old: Are there an infinite number of prime number twins?—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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Francis hailed as 'true advocate for peace' In 2019, Francis became the first pontiff to set foot on the peninsula where Islam was born.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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But against the Cavaliers, against the length of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, Ware stands essential, on a Heat roster that lacks a true backup center.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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