How to Use "Exactly" with Example Sentences

exactly (adv): in a perfectly correct and accurate way

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Used with adjectives:

"These two items are exactly alike."
(alike, equal, equivalent, identical, the same)

"Draw two lines that are exactly parallel."
(parallel)

"I'm not sure that's exactly right."
(right, correct)

Used with verbs:

"I need to exactly duplicate the original."
(duplicate, copy, reproduce, mimic)

"She couldn't exactly explain what she meant."
(explain, describe, clarify, express, specify, state)

"How do you exactly spell that?"
(spell, define)

"She has to exactly calculate the results."
(calculate, measure)

"I can't exactly remember its location."
(remember, pinpoint, find)