: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
plays the hero very finely—
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b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground meal
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The data won’t pile up like copies of The New Yorker; instead, through chemical computing, the information will be finely searchable and analyzable.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Dijon mustard 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
But finely ground tea leaves, particularly black tea leaves, adsorbed slightly more metal ions than whole leaves, which the researchers attributed to surface area that the metals could bind to.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Tea type and the grind level also played a part in adsorbing toxic metals, with finely ground black tea leaves performing the best on that score.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Dijon mustard 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
But finely ground tea leaves, particularly black tea leaves, adsorbed slightly more metal ions than whole leaves, which the researchers attributed to surface area that the metals could bind to.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Tea type and the grind level also played a part in adsorbing toxic metals, with finely ground black tea leaves performing the best on that score.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for finely
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finely. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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