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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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But he’s perfect for Schill: He will be sent to Nicholas and Serena on the eve of the divorce filing, be hired, and really be working as a mole for Cathcarts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

September's full Moon glowed across the UK sky on Saturday and many people seemed to have perfect conditions for viewing it.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Roki Sasaki — continuing to log innings in relief in preparation for his postseason role — threw a perfect eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even though Leah praised her sisters in the papers as “the most perfect known mediums,” their arrival in Cleveland had caught Leah entirely by surprise.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

An accomplishment, in its accepted meaning, is "something acquired which perfects or makes complete; an attainment which tends to equip in character, manner, or person, and which gives pleasure to others."

From The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms by John A. Cone

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

It seems M has perfected the art of using candor as a carapace, so that the image of her authentic self recedes the more Cusk’s writer spends time with her.

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

Apple under Cook has perfected a business model that limits the capital it employs to run its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Moreover, as the systems of control have evolved, they have become perfected, arguably more resilient to challenge, and thus capable of enduring for generations to come.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"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

While others were perfecting their sourdough loaves or getting into bird-watching during the pandemic, Facundo Monteiro Kempf, a 35-year-old who works in cybersecurity for Microsoft, was memorizing Burgundian vineyard classifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

For a girl who’d spent her whole life perfecting the art of arguing—with my brothers, my mother, my mule, and until just a few months ago with my daddy—suddenly I was caught short.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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