accurately

adverb

ac·​cu·​rate·​ly ˈa-kyə-rət-lē How to pronounce accurately (audio)
ˈa-k(ə-)rət-,
ˈa-k(y)ərt-
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.Julie Rehmeyer

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Method: Double check that key citations exist and are accurately represented, especially for claims that seem surprising or too convenient. Brent Dykes, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Meanwhile, the Administration’s current budget proposal would close 10 laboratories run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which help accurately predict life-threatening hazards. Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2025 Our goal is to forecast extreme space weather more accurately and earlier. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 11 July 2025 Other studies show that, when appropriately prompted, LLMs can replicate human decision-making patterns in economic experiments, or can accurately reproduce linguistic patterns and political inclinations observed in actual social media user behavior. François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for accurately

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First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of accurately was in 1581

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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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