precise
Example Sentences
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MLB’s new automated ball-strike system requires precise player height measurements, leading to many players being officially shorter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
ABS uses tracking technology — 12 Hawk-Eye cameras — to determine the precise location of a pitch relative to a batter’s specific strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Lowering this noise allows for far more precise measurements.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
The interior ministry statement said in a statement translated from Arabic: "Security forces immediately launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators, acting on precise intelligence and through intensive field operations, tracking the kidnappers' movements."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It was more precise than “code breaker,” although she was often called that, too.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.