as in pretty
having exactly the right tone or style
a pitch-perfect performance
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Recent Examples of pitch-perfect
The pitch-perfect script and impressive acting made for a hilarious, charming, and surprisingly devastating cautionary tale about life, love, and loss.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
In these official soundtrack versions (snippets of both are featured in the film’s trailer), Chalamet’s voice doesn’t quite match the gravelly vibrato of Dylan’s (then again, whose could?), but Chalamet makes the songs his own rather than going for pitch-perfect re-creations of the originals.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Played by a pitch-perfect Aubrey Plaza, the older Elliot provides a glimpse — and some warning signs — about what the future holds.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
In these official soundtrack versions (snippets of both are featured in the film’s trailer), Chalamet’s voice doesn’t quite match the gravelly vibrato of Dylan’s (then again, whose could?), but Chalamet makes the songs his own rather than going for pitch-perfect re-creations of the originals.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Played by a pitch-perfect Aubrey Plaza, the older Elliot provides a glimpse — and some warning signs — about what the future holds.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-perfect
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Skims tapped Rosé to model the brand’s comfortable yet cute lingerie and pajama sets—adorned with hearts and kiss prints in pretty shades of pink, red, and beyond.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s when Howard hit Smith on a pretty 56-yard bomb on third-and-11 with just over two minutes remaining.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Caterpillar reports on Thursday, and Cramer said the company has managed to lean into secular growth instead of just cyclicality.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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New fires erupted yesterday, spreading across hundreds of acres in just hours.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 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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The results of new research about respect in the workplace should be of concern to business leaders who want to do their best to retain workers.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Drinking in the game: For decades, soccer fans in the UK have not been able to enjoy their preferred adult beverages while watching matches at stadiums.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Pumpkin can get up on her hind legs, her little black semiaquatic paws pressed to her chest, to get a treat, and is able to spin around on command.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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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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His administration's efforts to characterize inflation as 'temporary' or 'transitory' in 2021 may have been technically correct, in the sense that the rate of inflation has come down from its heights following the pandemic.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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With Biden, the vice presidency seemed to return to a more appropriate equilibrium after Cheney’s extraordinary tenure.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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While current data show that youth use remains low, the FDA is closely monitoring the marketplace and is committed to taking action, as appropriate, to best protect public health.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Reacting to the decision by the Trump administration to close the U.S. visa section of the embassy in Colombia, Petro said there are thousands of Americans living in Colombia without proper documentation.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The show leaves us with the reminder that without proper investment in healthcare infrastructure, even the most skilled medical teams can be hindered in their efforts to save lives.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
25 Jan. 2025
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The screenplay that Gracey wrote with Simon Gleeson and Oliver Cole is less felicitous.—
Stephen Farber,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2024
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And in one of those felicitous culinary accidents like the Toll House cookie, wound up with a gluten-free product.—
Florence Fabricant,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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“Pitch-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-perfect. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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