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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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The splashy aesthetic is a perfect fit for the rocker, who goes by the name “Little Steven” and has made his career performing alongside his close friend Bruce Springsteen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

She says the acidic soil creates ideal conditions for the perfect artisan brew.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I'm investing alongside Mediawan and joining Pierre-Antoine Capton and his teams because this is the perfect home for this new media landscape," she said, referring to the Mediawan boss.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

While Allen had continued to rack up rushing touchdowns in recent years, his yardage had tailed off—which made perfect sense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

It had been a perfect opportunity to really stick it to Fitz right before leveling up.

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

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

Ingredients may change as it perfects its brew.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

Strangely enough, this seems not to matter at all, for it grows on and perfects its flowers just as though nothing had occurred.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

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

X factor: It’s uniquely cool to be wielding weapons with so much history, whose use has been perfected over thousands of years.

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

The feature-length archival documentaries Mr. Doherty describes in detail in his book are “not high-profile titles”—it would take years for the techniques they pioneered to be perfected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

His entire life had been the summation of carefully tailored strategies, ideas, and objectives that could be planned, perfected, and executed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The road to perfecting her self-taught craft was studded with trial, error and copious online video tips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

In purifying and perfecting their homes’ water, he says, homeowners of the future will demineralize and remineralize what comes out of the tap, and then pump it full of oxygen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Why did he become obsessed with perfecting it?

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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