to be precise
idiom
—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise
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To wrap up this incredible journey, there's another stretch of sea days — six days, to be precise — on the way back to Seattle, which grants you time for plenty of rest and relaxation after a busy stretch in Hawaii.
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Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The inside of a small Cessna plane, to be precise, which is where most of the action of Flight Risk takes place.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Last month, the Weeknd took the stage in a former aircraft hangar in Los Angeles for a special concert celebrating a major achievement: Having more songs with more than a billion streams on Spotify than any other artist (25 to be precise).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
There are a few exclamation marks in Dora's history of Nolvadex, four to be precise, and a bit of punctuation wouldn't normally draw attention to itself, but in Dora's case, an exclamation point does, especially coming from a very quiet person.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The inside of a small Cessna plane, to be precise, which is where most of the action of Flight Risk takes place.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Last month, the Weeknd took the stage in a former aircraft hangar in Los Angeles for a special concert celebrating a major achievement: Having more songs with more than a billion streams on Spotify than any other artist (25 to be precise).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
There are a few exclamation marks in Dora's history of Nolvadex, four to be precise, and a bit of punctuation wouldn't normally draw attention to itself, but in Dora's case, an exclamation point does, especially coming from a very quiet person.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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“To be precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20precise. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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