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Recent Examples of finely
To shred the leaves with a lawn mower, crisscross the area several times to chop them finely.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Chickpeas are added to Sloppy Joes, for example, for extra protein, and squash is finely minced and added to funeral potatoes.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Ad platforms like Meta and Google are finely tuned to maximize profits and please shareholders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Preparing coffee the Turkish way involves grinding the beans very finely, and slowly cooking the water and coffee in a pot to create a thick layer of foam.
—James Doubek, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Chickpeas are added to Sloppy Joes, for example, for extra protein, and squash is finely minced and added to funeral potatoes.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Ad platforms like Meta and Google are finely tuned to maximize profits and please shareholders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Preparing coffee the Turkish way involves grinding the beans very finely, and slowly cooking the water and coffee in a pot to create a thick layer of foam.
—James Doubek, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for finely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finely
Adverb
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The right-back’s involvement was just as impressive, bringing the ball down excellently before he was brought to ground himself.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But quite incredibly, the third and final chance went begging as Ozer saved superbly.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Bauhaus In Motion Across Berlin Berlin is so marvelously layered.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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One suspects that these tunes will translate marvelously on the concert stage.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Caramelizing the onions in the slow cooker worked fabulously.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ivanov, the fabulously wealthy former deputy defense minister who was responsible for military construction projects, among other things, received his harsh prison sentence for allegedly embezzling more than four billion rubles ($52 million) through foreign bank transfers.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Its urban centers are like forests of skyscrapers, impeccably connected by sprawling metro systems.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lovers of some hardware will be happy to know that the new, tradition-honoring Logger features nickel eyelets, which contrast impeccably with the richness of its waxed leather.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Trump spoke grandly for over 20 minutes about his efforts to resolve decades of bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Due to the region’s mercurial weather, the vessels have remained immaculately preserved in the cold, deep waters.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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