: exactly correct
a spot-on impersonation

Examples of spot-on in a Sentence

for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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Her fame accelerated when Chloe Fineman did an impersonation of her on SNL, which fans thought was spot-on. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Hailey threw herself into her classic country number with a glee — and a spot-on vocal — that left me going yodelayheeho-OMG! Fun and terrific in equal measure. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Apr. 2025 Jon Hamm was spot-on perfection as the archetypal creative executive. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025 What ensued was a spot-on rendition of the song that’s notoriously difficult to cover, accented by a full choir decked in robes and theatrical lights that recalled that of Queen’s own stage rig. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spot-on

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spot-on was in 1936

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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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