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Definition for fine

adjective as in excellent, masterly

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accomplished, admirable, attractive, beautiful, cool, elegant, exceptional, expensive, exquisite, fashionable, first-rate, great, handsome, lovely, magnificent, neat, outstanding, pleasant, rare, refined, smart, solid, splendid, striking, subtle, superior, well-made

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aces, capital, choice, crack, dandy, mean, select, top

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enjoyable, first-class, first-string, five-star, gilt-edged, gnarly, good-looking, not too shabby, ornate, showy, skillful, supreme, top-notch, unreal, wicked

adjective as in cloudless, sunny

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bright, dry, pleasant

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clarion, clear, fair

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balmy, clement, rainless, undarkened

adjective as in dainty, delicate; sheer

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exquisite, slender, small, thin

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flimsy, gossamer, light, lightweight, little, loose, minute, powdered, pulverized, quality

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diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, fine-drawn, fine-grained, fine-spun, fragile, gauzy, gossamery, granular, impalpable, porous, powdery, threadlike, transparent

adjective as in discriminating, exact

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delicate, intelligent, obscure, pure, refined, sharp, subtle

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acute, clear, hairline, hairsplitting, keen, minute, nice, petty, quick, sensitive, sterling, trifling

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abstruse, critical, cryptic, distinct, enigmatic, esoteric, fastidious, fine-spun, precise, recondite, strict, tasteful, tenuous, unadulterated, unpolluted

noun as in penalty in money

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amends, amercement, assessment, damages, forfeit, mulct, reparation, rip

verb as in penalize in monetary way

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confiscate, levy, punish

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alienate, amerce, dock, exact, extort, mulct, sconce, seize, sequestrate, tax

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hit with, make pay, pay through the nose, slap with, throw book at

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Example Sentences

This is because fine particles can penetrate through lungs and affect organs.

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A study published in The Lancet in July found that 7.2% of daily deaths in the city could be attributed to fine particulate pollution.

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Meta has not previously faced a fine from the EU over competition rules - though it was told to pay €110m in 2017 for not handing over correct information when it purchased WhatsApp.

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In addition to the fine, it has ordered Meta to stop imposing these conditions on other services.

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Ann Coulter, lamenting the Sierra Club’s rejection of immigration issues, wrote an article headlined “Your Choice — A Green America Or A Brown America” for VDare in advance of Earth Day in 2017 and then tweeted that “I’m fine with pretending to believe in global warming if we can save our language, culture & borders.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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