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picture-perfect

American  
[pik-cher-pur-fikt] / ˈpɪk tʃərˈpɜr fɪkt /

adjective

  1. absolutely free of defects or shortcomings; conforming to an ideal.

    Our team is excited to help you make the decisions that will lead to your picture-perfect wedding day.

    We drove through a picture-perfect landscape dotted with quaint fishing villages.


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“Soldiers marching in formation and funeral processions were picture-perfect for the technological limitations of the medium.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

They brought with them a family album that showed a picture-perfect life: Yuriy and Valiera's wedding, their trip to Rome, and of course, wide-eyed baby Kirochka.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

The main living space, which features an enormous great room with windows spanning the entirety of the wall, offering a picture-perfect vista of the park.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

Unspoken rules like "we must see everybody" only add to the stress, as does social media pressure over what the picture-perfect Christmas Day should look like.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

Alex justified his vote of confidence with a picture-perfect one-touch landing.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

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