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Details and the big picture are finely balanced throughout.
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Some of these prognostications are finely detailed; others are broadly thematic.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.
—Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Using a slotted spoon, scoop out about one-third of the broccoli and set aside on a cutting board to cool, then finely chop.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Some of these prognostications are finely detailed; others are broadly thematic.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.
—Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Using a slotted spoon, scoop out about one-third of the broccoli and set aside on a cutting board to cool, then finely chop.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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