as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw
it was a picture-perfect day for a picnic—the sun was shining and a light breeze stirred the air
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Recent Examples of picture-perfect
Who doesn’t dream of making beeswax candles, topping naked cakes with berries and writing on labels with picture-perfect penmanship?
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The show has contained stories – one crime plays out over two episodes –and there are lighthearted elements and something comforting about the cluttered antiquarian bookshop, situated in a picture-perfect historic London lane.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Enjoying the Sound and Light Show from a private balcony offers a stress-free, picture-perfect experience without tickets, tours or camel rides.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The show has contained stories – one crime plays out over two episodes –and there are lighthearted elements and something comforting about the cluttered antiquarian bookshop, situated in a picture-perfect historic London lane.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Enjoying the Sound and Light Show from a private balcony offers a stress-free, picture-perfect experience without tickets, tours or camel rides.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-perfect
Adjective
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s why Lily does something a bit nutty that, in its childlike way, also makes perfect sense.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In an ideal world, the Browns would be able to land Wilson and a solid rookie quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ideal mountaintop for a Machiavellian hand-puppet, the legendary wrist of Academy Award winner John Lithgow was a major draw for Jenny’s designer too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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This romantic number takes design direction from a field of blooming cornflowers and is a pitch-perfect match for ballet flats, a treasured pair of kitten heels, or even sturdy and dependable white sneakers — looking flawless in each and every context.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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And while everything may have looked flawless on screen, Steed says the team wasn’t aiming for perfection.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Picture-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture-perfect. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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