as in carefully
without any relaxation of standards or precision
strictly speaking, Columbus did not discover America—the people living there had long known about it the rules must be strictly obeyed
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This was the most challenging chapter to write, precisely because these events are so well known, and my readers are likely to have the strongest expectations about how this history should be told.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
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This is precisely what DEI practices set out to achieve: to recognize and reward true merit and embed fairness for all in the workplace.—
Heather Price,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Strictly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strictly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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