accurately

adverb

Definition of accuratelynext
as in precisely

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Recent Examples of accurately This article has been updated to accurately reflect where Isaiah Gonzales is a student. — Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025 Variations of this problem show up in various forms across computer science, especially in error coding and cryptography — fields focused on securely and accurately encoding data as it’s transmitted. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025 Intentionally or not, some people missed the point, fixating on whether Jews could accurately be called Semites or insisting that Arabs were also Semites — given that Arabic, like Hebrew, is a Semitic language — and therefore couldn’t be considered antisemitic. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025 Rangers pride themselves on knowledge of their parks and their responsibility to accurately educate the public about the habitats, wildlife and geology of those special places. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accurately

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