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exact

/ɪɡˈzækt/ adverb C2
  1. exactly · She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!
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Cunningham and his son, who were able to point out the exact spot where the murderer had broken through the garden-hedge in his flight.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · B2
One day last week—on Thursday night, to be more exact—I found that I could not sleep, having foolishly taken a cup of strong café noir after my dinner.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 8 · B2
For we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 303 · C1
First it marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, (“the exact shape doesn’t matter,” it said,) and then all the party were placed along the course, here and there.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 17 · B2

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