dead-on
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Some of the dead-on precision of Nilles’ attack was lost by out-of-sync video screens, an annoying glitch that needs attention given her monster performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s one of many amusingly dead-on observations about the nature of popular music today, whether at the end that enjoys global adulation or at the opposite extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The story of Jesus Christ begins with a dead-on parody of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” with Kroll as a Larry Davidian Judas riffing with J.B.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
It’s a dead-on impression of Sorokin, according to Pressler and others who know the real Anna, it makes for a dead-on-arrival performance.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
Another boy performs a cut from a Paul Rudnick play that is dead-on hilarious, but marred just a bit by one mispronounced cultural reference.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
