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well-aimed

ADVERB
on the nose
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The Zunis rained stones down on the invaders; one well-aimed boulder struck Coronado’s helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

In the process, he took a well-aimed shot at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2021

It’s closer to a textbook, a Ken Burns-style history lesson, than a series of well-aimed arguments.

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2021

And that leaves me to ask whether any of you want to round out this year’s exchange of laurels for the best of 2020 with a few well-aimed darts.

From Slate Dec. 22, 2020

From this stupor he was aroused to a more immediate sense of reality by the impact on his cheek of a well-aimed packet of chewing-gum.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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