: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
plays the hero very finely—
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b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground meal
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His finely weighted through ball found Weah, who beat Fikayo Tomori before angling a net left-footed effort beyond Maignan to double Juve’s advantage.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Our social minds are finely tuned to the subtlest of behavioral cues.
—Kurt Gray, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Colloidal Oatmeal Colloidal oatmeal, which is finely ground oatmeal, can help soothe the skin and relieve itchiness.
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Starship is significantly larger and more sophisticated than a Falcon 9 upper stage, with higher-thrust, finely tuned Raptor engines and a heat shield that will be able to fly over and over again with no refurbishment.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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Adam Digby, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Our social minds are finely tuned to the subtlest of behavioral cues.
—Kurt Gray, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Colloidal Oatmeal Colloidal oatmeal, which is finely ground oatmeal, can help soothe the skin and relieve itchiness.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Starship is significantly larger and more sophisticated than a Falcon 9 upper stage, with higher-thrust, finely tuned Raptor engines and a heat shield that will be able to fly over and over again with no refurbishment.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finely. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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