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as in immaculately
without any flaws or errors
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
you know perfectly well what I'm talking about, so don't pretend that you don't the purchase and sale was a perfectly legal transaction
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Recent Examples of perfectly
In this recipe from Kristina Cho, the cookbook author lets us in on her grandmother’s clever shortcut: Bisquick, which ensures perfectly split tops and a satisfyingly soft, fluffy texture.
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
Hirshberg said the upped mortgage payments might not perfectly align with the county's tax calculator because lenders factor in different variables.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Through my shower, a private sunbathing area with a lounge chair was perfectly placed for catching sun.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Sour cream in the pudding layers helps tame the sweetness of the dessert, for a perfectly balanced custard with just the right amount of tang.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
Hirshberg said the upped mortgage payments might not perfectly align with the county's tax calculator because lenders factor in different variables.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Through my shower, a private sunbathing area with a lounge chair was perfectly placed for catching sun.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Sour cream in the pudding layers helps tame the sweetness of the dessert, for a perfectly balanced custard with just the right amount of tang.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectly
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These Thunder, with Gilgeous-Alexander fully on board and getting better all the time, are in prime position to make some serious noise in the next few years.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Because of this, the Supreme Court prefers to not make decisions about anything until the lower courts and, more importantly, the circuit courts have fully fleshed out the issues and rationales to be examined.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Some of these prognostications are finely detailed; others are broadly thematic.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kulak has gone from someone who wasn’t comfortable enough playing the right side during the playoffs to managing there quite well.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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And sometimes, sometimes, this can be quite useful.James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This couldn’t have been a film if it was totally controlled by a brand.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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And then the European games were a totally different experience again.Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In another cruel twist, the 33 hostages (who are a mix of living and dead captives) will not be released all at once, but only gradually over the course of the 42-day initial phase.The Editors, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
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Apps aren’t all bad, and the TikTok ban can be used to prompt open and deeper discussions about your child’s mental health.Taylor Grothe, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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To the utterly vanquished and frequently mocked 3-14 Cleveland Browns goes the second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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There are 2,380 comments at the time of writing as well.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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With the Cowboys well outside of the postseason picture, Elliott asked to be released after playing 15 games for the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2016.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Often lauded as one of the finest filmmakers of his generation, Lynch coined a distinctive and wholly unique style of storytelling, which often involved all-American normality jarring with warped scenes of unexpected violence.Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
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Not the best time for a movie on a wholly different scourge.Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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