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as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on
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as in precise
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Recent Examples of spot-on
Beyoncé handled her flying car’s technical mishap during her recent Cowboy Carter Tour stop like a pro, and is playing it off with a spot-on song.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Fans couldn’t get enough of the couple’s spot-on impersonations in the comment section.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 17 June 2025
Don't overthink it—in escape rooms, your gut instinct is usually spot-on.
—B.d. Dalton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
He’s become the most narrative-forcing judge in recent years, but this week gave mostly spot-on critiques.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Fans couldn’t get enough of the couple’s spot-on impersonations in the comment section.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 17 June 2025
Don't overthink it—in escape rooms, your gut instinct is usually spot-on.
—B.d. Dalton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
He’s become the most narrative-forcing judge in recent years, but this week gave mostly spot-on critiques.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot-on
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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All odds are accurate as of 5:00 a.m. ET on Friday.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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To ensure the headphones are easy to wear, ultra-soft and durable ear cups, along with advanced damping materials, tuned venting and precise port adjustments, provide a high level of passive noise isolation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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No one else is doing this in a scalable, premium and culturally precise way.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
4 July 2025
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And Chicago might get drenched again on Sunday, if those forecasts are correct.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Why Do People Use Skin Bleaching? Skin bleaching can be used to even out skin tone and correct areas of skin that are darker than the surrounding skin.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
6 July 2025
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Using the mathematical and computational models, researchers were able to gather insights into the Earth’s depth and composition of materials under the Afar surface.—
Jay Kakade
July 05,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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Sophisticated mathematical models coexist with surprisingly basic tools.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Now, as the families prepare for next week's sentencing hearing on July 23, Patterson and Ward are hoping to give readers a true sense of the four victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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What's changing with Gemini on Android Currently, the official email and support pages aren't providing consistent information on Gemini's true behavior regarding this change and how to disable it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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See my tips and best picks on how to protect yourself from identity theft at Cyberguy.com/IdentityTheft 10.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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But maybe, in an odd way, the timing is good, given the looming July 31 trade deadline.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot-on. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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