precisely
Example Sentences
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Pakistan’s mediation is tracking precisely toward that outcome.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
She chose pink Cadillacs precisely because they were impractical, the furthest thing from a family car that she could imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It is difficult to know precisely how many asylum applications might be fabricated.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The court has invalidated far less novel exercises of government power on precisely those grounds.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
A piano tuner works by listening to and timing these beats, rather than by being able to "hear" equal temperament intervals precisely.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing precisely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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