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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
Del Mazo grasps the importance of rhythm for the page turn, and her pacing is spot-on.
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Barney Saltzberg, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With costumes, spot-on impersonations, visual effects, and a concert-quality sound and light show.
—Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The video’s call letter opening, spot-on mimicry of broadcast news and poor video quality are hilarious and touching.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Come for the spot-on wardrobe, interiors, and period dialogue; stay for the epic clash of civilizations.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Barney Saltzberg, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With costumes, spot-on impersonations, visual effects, and a concert-quality sound and light show.
—Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The video’s call letter opening, spot-on mimicry of broadcast news and poor video quality are hilarious and touching.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Come for the spot-on wardrobe, interiors, and period dialogue; stay for the epic clash of civilizations.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
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After her mother’s death, Sevilla-Bazan struggled to get an accurate sense from Bishop or his followers of what exactly happened.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Villa’s left-back then tries to find Watkins, but his cross isn’t accurate.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Photograph: Conrad Fehr/Public Domain So Weierstrass rewrote them, using precise language and concrete mathematical formulas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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The final stretches of the race saw Friesen almost clinching victory, only for Busch to secure the win with a precise side draft.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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If polling is correct, the tiny Die Linke party, on the far left, seems likely to make it.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ferguson’s instincts were correct, for the first hour at least.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Starting Next Week The bonding curve represents the mathematical heart of Pump.fun’s trading system.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The show follows Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall), a mathematical postdoc at Britain’s second-oldest university.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of whether the statements can be understood as opinions, Sloane also argues that the statements are substantially true.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Airbrush is also a true full-length style that's proved clutch for taller shoppers (see below).—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Adrien Brody currently leads the way in the odds for best actor.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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