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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely
Teams like the New York Liberty precisely curate their courtside guests, recognizing the way those faces contribute to the atmosphere in-person and often go viral online.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Williams will stay involved as the likely third linebacker against heavy personnel, which suits his skills as an explosive run defender who can focus on precisely that.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But again, this is not precisely a feature of Total Security.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Williams will stay involved as the likely third linebacker against heavy personnel, which suits his skills as an explosive run defender who can focus on precisely that.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But again, this is not precisely a feature of Total Security.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
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Violette’s final choice doesn’t make sense in the context of everything she’s experienced over the course of the film, and Florence’s just manifests too quickly.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Lately, the 80-year-old gallerist has set her sights on Isola, a neighborhood just north of the city center that has attracted design workshops, thrift stores, and art studios.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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That’s exactly where Steven Bartlett found himself after stepping away from his company.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gauging exactly what such a switch might mean for Birmingham — or even Wrexham, should Parkinson steer his team to a third successive promotion come May — isn’t easy due to how, by their very nature, club accounts are way out of date by the time published at Companies House.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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In between and right before Jameson Williams’ 61-yard touchdown run off a reverse, Washington safety Quan Martin’s 40-yard interception return for a touchdown added to the bonkers quarter.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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TikTok shut itself down for U.S. users shortly before midnight, right ahead of the ban’s Sunday start date, effectively preventing Americans from using its mobile app or website.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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