as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
a line that is squarely in the middle
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But this time around, the duo also features music forged with Nashville writers and producers, leaning into country production and song constructions — and is aiming those songs squarely at country radio.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
The institutional upheaval follows Trump’s aggressive push to overhaul the center’s board of trustees, placing the D.C. venue squarely in the crosshairs of America’s culture wars.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
What’s required for 2028 is a combative, attention-grabbing candidate who can punch the Democratic establishment squarely in the face.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Later in the show, while helping to usher presenters and winners on and off the stage, Apatow added a postscript joke aimed squarely at Musk, who is also the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
The institutional upheaval follows Trump’s aggressive push to overhaul the center’s board of trustees, placing the D.C. venue squarely in the crosshairs of America’s culture wars.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
What’s required for 2028 is a combative, attention-grabbing candidate who can punch the Democratic establishment squarely in the face.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Later in the show, while helping to usher presenters and winners on and off the stage, Apatow added a postscript joke aimed squarely at Musk, who is also the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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