as in excellently
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Recent Examples of finely
It’s made of very finely ground beans brewed by boiling them in traditional pots.
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
The water must be heated to 92° to 95°C (197° to 203°F) and forced (at a specific pressure) through a bed of 7 to 9 grams (about a quarter of an ounce) of finely ground coffee for 20 to 30 seconds.
—Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
She was born with an immense amount of talent, her acting instincts are mature beyond her years, and as a singer, her vocal control is finely tuned on a level that many professionals struggle to reach.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
The water must be heated to 92° to 95°C (197° to 203°F) and forced (at a specific pressure) through a bed of 7 to 9 grams (about a quarter of an ounce) of finely ground coffee for 20 to 30 seconds.
—Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
She was born with an immense amount of talent, her acting instincts are mature beyond her years, and as a singer, her vocal control is finely tuned on a level that many professionals struggle to reach.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for finely
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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