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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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That makes perfect sense, and it connects with a favorite exercise of mine: Every week — ideally, every day — I listen to a full album from beginning to end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

At the time of Ramsdale's signing, he looked to be the perfect goalkeeper and a coup for Southampton.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“There are so many social-media spots here perfect for taking photos,” said Dong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

As for community use, it would be perfect for a City Section championship basketball game and also ideal for Southern Section championship games for basketball and volleyball in various divisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

I’m nothing like those cheerleader girls that guys like him go for, with their perfect hair and makeup, shoes that match their shirts.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

Ever wondered how an actor from Brisbane, Australia, perfects a Northern accent?

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

The realization of this tendency of things towards the absolute good, or ultimate end, is what constitutes the goodness of those things, and it does so because it perfects their natures.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey

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

X factor: It’s uniquely cool to be wielding weapons with so much history, whose use has been perfected over thousands of years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

After I lost my longtime gig, I decided to launch my own private computer course, based on strategies I’d perfected for decades.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026

Instead, Reich employed a method of driving music along through constantly evolving reiteration, which was quite alternative to the tried and tested Western formulas perfected over several hundred years.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The road to perfecting her self-taught craft was studded with trial, error and copious online video tips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

That’s where Messi learned to marry his individual brilliance with the Dutch-infused, team-first style that Barcelona had been perfecting for nearly three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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

I took most of the photos, while Alex worked on perfecting the lighting, with some help from Joanna.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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