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as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
maybe I wasn't being very exact when I said I had done it a million times—but it sure seemed like it
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as in precise
being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent
the exact number of passengers on that airplane was 147
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as in accurate
following an original exactly
an exact replica of an aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II
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as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
the company stresses that its optical telescopes are exact instruments and should not be handled as toys
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as in mathematical
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
in order for the blind to fit properly, we must have the exact measurements of the window
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as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest
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as in to impose
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice
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Recent Examples of exact
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Outlook Single Double Triple Homer Buehler left the Dodgers without receiving the one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer, which happens to be the exact terms of his new deal with the Red Sox.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Feb. 2025
But migration diplomacy is also used by less powerful nations aware of the opportunity of exacting concessions out of countries, blocs or international bodies.
—Nicholas R. Micinski, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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The exact circumstances of Lewis’ departure remain unclear, and no public announcement of his exit had been made as of Thursday afternoon.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Outlook Single Double Triple Homer Buehler left the Dodgers without receiving the one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer, which happens to be the exact terms of his new deal with the Red Sox.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Turns out there’s been a murder, and the Furies — walking, frothing embodiments of anger in Ancient Greek mythology — want to exact revenge.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Feb. 2025
But migration diplomacy is also used by less powerful nations aware of the opportunity of exacting concessions out of countries, blocs or international bodies.
—Nicholas R. Micinski, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exact
Adjective
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If polling is correct, the tiny Die Linke party, on the far left, seems likely to make it.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ferguson’s instincts were correct, for the first hour at least.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The final stretches of the race saw Friesen almost clinching victory, only for Busch to secure the win with a precise side draft.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Photograph: Conrad Fehr/Public Domain So Weierstrass rewrote them, using precise language and concrete mathematical formulas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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After her mother’s death, Sevilla-Bazan struggled to get an accurate sense from Bishop or his followers of what exactly happened.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Villa’s left-back then tries to find Watkins, but his cross isn’t accurate.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Superyacht designers have begun to navigate the cultural preferences of their clientele by redefining yacht interiors in subtle but significant ways.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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These devices are more precise and subtle than old fashioned metal detectors, using specific sensitivity settings and artificial intelligence to detect hidden weapons as opposed to harmless items such as keys and phones, allowing people to enter facilities with very little delay.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Starting Next Week The bonding curve represents the mathematical heart of Pump.fun’s trading system.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The show follows Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall), a mathematical postdoc at Britain’s second-oldest university.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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An earlier version of the deal, in which the Trump administration demanded a $500 billion share of Ukraine’s rare earths and other minerals in exchange for the aid the US had already provided Kyiv, was rejected by Zelensky.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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That demands a consistency of performance on the ice and a consistency of personality in the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The department said export control laws did not impose such restrictions.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trump had promised to retake the Panama Canal and to possibly acquire Greenland, imposed a barrage of tariffs, fired more than a dozen inspectors general and federal prosecutors, suggested shutting down FEMA, halted global land-mine-clearance programs, and ordered migrants to Guantánamo Bay.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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More recently, she was accused of trying to extort $25,000 from a longtime political opponent her office later charged with a felony.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Mayers didn’t testify in his own defense, but his lawyer Joe Tacopina subjected Ephron to a bruising cross-examination that accused him of fabricating the shell casing evidence to try to extort his wealthy friend with a $30 million lawsuit.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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