to be exact

idiom

—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific

that afternoon, June 22, to be exact

They had many children—seven, to be exact.

He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.

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Now, the crass buddy comedy is ready to make Disney+ its home this fall — on November 12, to be exact. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 Salmon Salmon has always been one of the healthiest fish options and is a great source of magnesium (30 milligrams in a single 100-gram piece, to be exact). —

Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024 Her most recent look included a pair of Mary Jane flats in gleaming silver — the Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary Jane Flats, to be exact. —

Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024 After all, that's what happened much more recently – just a few short 66 million years ago, to be exact – when a massive asteroid slamming into Earth is believed to have caused catastrophic devastation and wiped out the dinosaurs. —

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