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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely
Probably lying on its side Beyond that, Crain and the rest of the company, including its chief executive, Steve Altemus, could not precisely say what happened.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Before landing, mission teams found that the laser rangefinder designed to help navigate the lunar terrain and precisely measure altitude was not correctly hardwired.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The polite response to such behavior is the cold shoulder — precisely what the grandmother did to you, minus the pointing finger.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
While the clip displays live telemetry data, two GPS units were used to precisely record the car's speed, which is just a wee bit below what appears on screen.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Before landing, mission teams found that the laser rangefinder designed to help navigate the lunar terrain and precisely measure altitude was not correctly hardwired.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The polite response to such behavior is the cold shoulder — precisely what the grandmother did to you, minus the pointing finger.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
While the clip displays live telemetry data, two GPS units were used to precisely record the car's speed, which is just a wee bit below what appears on screen.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precisely
Adverb
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Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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This followed the appearance of a tornado near Tuscaloosa just an hour earlier in the day.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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In theory, all that real-world data is exactly what Tesla needs to train its cars to operate without any human assistance, a goal that’s core to Musk's vision for the future of Tesla.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Democratic senators including Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren have sent letters demanding to know exactly what access DOGE has.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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According to a new study on Black business in America, South Florida saw the second highest increase in the number of new Black businesses during that time, right behind the Atlanta metropolitan area.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City built 77,000 homes between 1932 to 1964, right after the Great Depression.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Precisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precisely. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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