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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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These spaces are about wonder, perfect for a museum that, at its core, is about teaching and inspiring children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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

This is the perfect opportunity for you to course-correct by having these discussions together, rather than operating in separate silos.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Our relationship was perfect. She was the perfect mother, the perfect wife the foundation of our entire family."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

I nod, not sure how to tell her that it makes perfect sense.

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

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

Fin′isher, one who finishes, completes, or perfects: in bookbinding, the one who puts the last touches to the book in the way of gilding and decoration.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Welbeck was a goalscoring sub at Manchester United and Arsenal but perfected the art on the south coast, with 12 of his tally coming during six years with Brighton.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

If Silicon Valley has perfected any business model, it’s the one in which it cooks up a new technology and then persuades people they can’t live without it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

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

So another method was perfected by evolution; it works superbly well and is central to any understanding of the whales: the sense of sound.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

When I visited his Menlo Park, Calif., office, I learned he designed it, all the way down to restroom paper towel dispensers, which he stayed up until 2 a.m. some nights perfecting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

And biology was perfecting my disguise day by day.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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