as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
a stand-up comedian known for her dead-on impressions of various divas of stage and screen
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Recent Examples of dead-on
Indeed, Dean Edwards' Denzel is hilarious and dead-on, Kenan Thompson's impression here less so.
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EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The Nope star stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Nov. 19) to describe the scary moment to host Jimmy Fallon, complete with a pretty dead-on Nicki impersonation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Playing the 81-year-old president as aghast, confused, and inarticulate could easily amount to an unkind impersonation, but in Carvey’s masterful hands, there is zero heightening — only dead-on accuracy.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The first was Hurricane Ian, which made landfall dead-on as a Category 4 storm.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
An uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him, Gregg is sardonic, defeated and would love nothing more than to retire.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
The shade Baby is pretty much a dead-on match for my natural lips.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Weirdly, your timing was dead-on for people searching for a comedic break from what is going on in the world.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Then, Richard dismounted and stuck a dead-on landing, finishing with a 14.166 score, good enough for third overall in the group.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The Nope star stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Nov. 19) to describe the scary moment to host Jimmy Fallon, complete with a pretty dead-on Nicki impersonation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Playing the 81-year-old president as aghast, confused, and inarticulate could easily amount to an unkind impersonation, but in Carvey’s masterful hands, there is zero heightening — only dead-on accuracy.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The first was Hurricane Ian, which made landfall dead-on as a Category 4 storm.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
An uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him, Gregg is sardonic, defeated and would love nothing more than to retire.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
The shade Baby is pretty much a dead-on match for my natural lips.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Weirdly, your timing was dead-on for people searching for a comedic break from what is going on in the world.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Then, Richard dismounted and stuck a dead-on landing, finishing with a 14.166 score, good enough for third overall in the group.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-on
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Still, Republicans have said that even if that call was accurate, the C.I.A. failed in understanding other key events: how quickly the Afghan government could collapse, how Bashar al-Assad would flee Syria and how Hamas was preparing to attack Israel.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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While some might have considered the project too niche, Kyle’s intuition about the product’s appeal seems to have been accurate, with even the X Games getting a taste of the product earlier this year.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If the bookmakers are correct, Makhachev will end 2025 with the UFC title in his hands.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Bella said that Griffin signed the documents not as an approval, but as an attestation to his signature, which January said was correct.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is especially true with the sun in Capricorn energizing your fourth house of home, family and innermost feelings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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If this point of view is true of my colleagues, the fault lies with medical training, not with the individual doctor.—
Alessandra Hirsch,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The hotel whose setting and décor is the next best thing to visiting Austria is also full of the real family’s history.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Boyd may have tried to explain the situation, but pushing a coach, or anyone for that matter, is never a good look.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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