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perfect

[pur-fikt, per-fekt] / ˈpɜr fɪkt, pərˈfɛkt /






Usage

What are other ways to say perfect? The adjective perfect emphasizes completeness, and also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 

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Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, replied by saying that Meta wants “to give our musers access to a wide range of stores to find the absolute perfect products.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Grüner Veltliner is a lot like the perfect party guest: approachable, chatty and good in a crowd, yet mysteriously intriguing on first meeting—a stranger you want to know better.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

When he was hired in January, the prevailing thought was that the cerebral partnership between McDaniel and Herbert would prove a perfect match.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Manchester City head into the international break in a jubilant mood after enjoying the perfect 24 hours this weekend.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Treebaun was right—I did have to be perfect.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

As “Maddie’s Secret” continues, and the titular Maddie falls deeper into the grasp of her titular secret, Early perfects that push and pull.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The avatar perfects the theater, showing up with scripted answers.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Ever wondered how an actor from Brisbane, Australia, perfects a Northern accent?

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

Just as a chef perfects a dish by experimenting with flavors and textures, the researchers used an iterative process, testing variations to find the ideal structure for the ionizable lipid.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2024

“When the servant of God marries, he perfects half of his religion,” said the Prophet.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose

Whether it is Borussia Dortmund's famous 'Yellow Wall' or the displays that fill the stands of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, Germany has long perfected the art of the tifo.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It seems M has perfected the art of using candor as a carapace, so that the image of her authentic self recedes the more Cusk’s writer spends time with her.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

After I lost my longtime gig, I decided to launch my own private computer course, based on strategies I’d perfected for decades.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

It was perfected in North China, spread and preempted or replaced any other nascent system, and evolved into the writing still used in China today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Thomas Edison’s “invention factory” transformed a rural hamlet into the birthplace of the modern age, by perfecting the first commercially viable incandescent light.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

He said that in a world focused on technology, where people can become caught up in making videos or perfecting production, writing requires nothing more than a pen and paper.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The company’s ability to operate space-based data centers and ramp up rocket launches depends on perfecting critical technology.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

USA Rare Earth has invested in French rare earths specialist Carester, and they are together working on perfecting the separation process.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Joe Flom ground away for years, perfecting the art of takeovers, before he got his chance.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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