as in pretty
having exactly the right tone or style
a pitch-perfect performance
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Recent Examples of pitch-perfect
The pitch-perfect script and impressive acting made for a hilarious, charming, and surprisingly devastating cautionary tale about life, love, and loss.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
In these official soundtrack versions (snippets of both are featured in the film’s trailer), Chalamet’s voice doesn’t quite match the gravelly vibrato of Dylan’s (then again, whose could?), but Chalamet makes the songs his own rather than going for pitch-perfect re-creations of the originals.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Played by a pitch-perfect Aubrey Plaza, the older Elliot provides a glimpse — and some warning signs — about what the future holds.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
In these official soundtrack versions (snippets of both are featured in the film’s trailer), Chalamet’s voice doesn’t quite match the gravelly vibrato of Dylan’s (then again, whose could?), but Chalamet makes the songs his own rather than going for pitch-perfect re-creations of the originals.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Played by a pitch-perfect Aubrey Plaza, the older Elliot provides a glimpse — and some warning signs — about what the future holds.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-perfect
Adjective
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Drake alludes to the rap beef heard around the world — and at the Super Bowl — with pretty standard-issue Drake talk.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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And pretty — not pretty — but very honest about them.—
Marc Topkin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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After today's win in court, this case will now proceed to a very thorough discovery process and President Trump is committed to seeing this case through to a just conclusion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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What is unclear is whether Mr. Trump would accept the transfer of the concession to an American or European company as meeting his demands, which appear to cover more than just operations.—
Matthew Lee,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If that’s the case, according to best appraisal practices, they should not be considered true indicators of market value for all properties of their type.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Neither former Mayor Bill de Blasio nor incumbent Mayor Adams signed the Council bill; as both mayors were getting good legal advice.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sabrina Greenlee has never been able to physically see her son play football in the NFL – she was blinded more than 20 years ago by an acid attack.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chex Mix The upside to making your own Chex mix is being able to control the levels of salt, spice and sweetness.—
Christine Byrne,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Editor’s picks Pointing to West’s promotion in the leadup to his upcoming album Bully, Doe’s lawyers call the title appropriate.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Massey added that while each environment has to feel specific and appropriate, there’s also an overall cohesion to the soundscape that must be maintained.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Like any other law enforcement agency, ICE must check in, show identification, and present proper documentation before taking any action on our campuses.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Those helium cells will use an array of temperature, pressure and humidity sensors to maintain proper lift through the variable conditions of air travel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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The screenplay that Gracey wrote with Simon Gleeson and Oliver Cole is less felicitous.—
Stephen Farber,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2024
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And in one of those felicitous culinary accidents like the Toll House cookie, wound up with a gluten-free product.—
Florence Fabricant,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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“Pitch-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-perfect. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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