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perfect

[pur-fikt, per-fekt] / ˈpɜr fɪkt, pərˈfɛkt /






Usage

What are other ways to say perfect? The adjective perfect emphasizes completeness, and also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 

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All of this is to say that he’s the perfect guide for today’s mission — getting to know this particular spacecraft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

This is partly why those ripped-from-the-headlines streaming documentaries are so popular: They reflect stories that are buzzy but fleeting, perfect for those whose attention spans are already shot.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

AI detection technology is not perfect; some forms of the software have labelled the US Constitution, written in the 1780s, as "AI-generated".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

They focused on a central question: "What kind of material structure could cover almost all the thermal properties needed for a perfect cloak?"

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

To our astonishment, the airman was speaking to Mutti in almost perfect German.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

As “Maddie’s Secret” continues, and the titular Maddie falls deeper into the grasp of her titular secret, Early perfects that push and pull.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The avatar perfects the theater, showing up with scripted answers.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Just as a chef perfects a dish by experimenting with flavors and textures, the researchers used an iterative process, testing variations to find the ideal structure for the ionizable lipid.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024

"Stephenson perfects the idea of a railway, from start to finish," said Snow.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

We observe, too, the earliness and efficacy of His work on the minds of some, so that "out of the mouths of babes and sucklings He perfects His own praise."

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

And they weren’t trying to maintain an existing aesthetic but to stand out with the best version of perfected artificiality money could buy.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Taylor also revealed how the group perfected their trademark harmonies by singing in a cave on a Cornish beach because they loved the "big sound".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I had found my drink, my happy place,” said Benson, who over time perfected his order: seven pumps of chai concentrate, seven squirts of sugar-free vanilla syrup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Whether it is Borussia Dortmund's famous 'Yellow Wall' or the displays that fill the stands of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, Germany has long perfected the art of the tifo.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

She had perfected the whine of a nine-year-old.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

By perfecting coal-to-chemical processing over many years, it has further protected the country against disruptions to oil supplies, said Helen Qiao, Greater China economist at Bank of America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

He said that in a world focused on technology, where people can become caught up in making videos or perfecting production, writing requires nothing more than a pen and paper.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The company’s ability to operate space-based data centers and ramp up rocket launches depends on perfecting critical technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

She tried to busy herself with perfecting putting her marvel light inside her stellacity sphere, learning the rules of Marvel Combat, and reading everything she could about the origins of the Arcanum.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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