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as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on
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as in precise
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Recent Examples of spot-on
Indy's mannerisms and the game camera's reaction to them are spot-on, helped greatly by Troy Baker's convincing performance.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Whites are spot-on in both cases, which is always a good start.
—PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
The balance of smoky paprika and brown sugar is spot-on.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
The costume design spearheaded by Karyn Wagner is spot-on when the 6,888th Central Postal Directory Battalion marched after arriving for their pivotal roles: to clear millions of letters and packages by soldiers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Whites are spot-on in both cases, which is always a good start.
—PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
The balance of smoky paprika and brown sugar is spot-on.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
The costume design spearheaded by Karyn Wagner is spot-on when the 6,888th Central Postal Directory Battalion marched after arriving for their pivotal roles: to clear millions of letters and packages by soldiers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
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Their hope is to eventually make the model as accurate as an X-ray, which would drastically simplify screening efforts, though Raval says this will require much more data.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
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This further demonstrates Harris’ dedication to evoke accurate female storytelling on-screen.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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This sophisticated approach to creative optimization, paired with precise targeting, can dramatically improve campaign performance and viewer engagement.Anirban Datta, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Within the scientific community, there have been disagreements about the moon’s precise age for decades; Nimmo and his colleagues are not the first to put forward an older estimate.Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some were skeptical that this could be correct, but more reports were needed to be sure.David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of stores closing in Tennessee.Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Strategic empathy comes up a lot in poker—which is very much both a mathematical game and a people game.Nate Silver, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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In other words, if string theory is correct, the Standard Model would be just one segment of string theory’s full mathematical description of reality.Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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Worse still, the falsehood was a double-down of the AI insisting that the remark was true.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Just Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, that seemed true in a loss.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The wireless earbuds offer pretty good sound quality and effective noise cancellation, though not quite as good as the second-gen AirPods Pro.Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Both Grande and Erivo scored Golden Globe nominations, with Erivo up for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy, while Grande is nominated for best supporting actress.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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