: exactly correct
a spot-on impersonation

Examples of spot-on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps the most spot-on look of Zendaya’s looks for her rollout included the custom Celia Kritharioti low-cut gown in a similar bright green tone. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 May 2024 But at its strongest, the movie delivers spot-on spoofs of shopworn narrative devices — the chalkboard brainstorming scene, for one. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Her spot-on likeness of Rodin is matched only by The Little Lady, a child rendered in marble. Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 The monsters themselves don’t make a ton of sense, which is spot-on for how they’re created. Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024 As her dad shared his love of Looney Tunes during an interview with Extra!, Nala stepped in with a spot-on Bugs Bunny impersonation. Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 Drew called them back to steer those spot-on musical cues a little further from the spot. Eric Grode, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 Ross Goldberg Westlake Village :: Bill Plaschke’s column about believing Ohtani (or not) was spot-on. Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024 In both cases whites are spot-on, and colors are balanced even if cyans run just slightly blue. PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spot-on was in 1936

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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-on. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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