perfect
adjective
matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
perfected
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past participleof perfect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof perfect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
perfectadjectivematching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
Example Sentences
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How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
When Jamie Overton perfected his wide yorker, Brook simply reached across and audaciously sliced it over deep third for six.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Screenwriter-director John Hughes perfected the big-screen comedic treatment of travel gone south with classics such as “Home Alone,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The signs had been there since he could walk, and he perfected the more distasteful aspects of his personality as he lurched into manhood and assumed his responsibilities.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
