Completely
Completely adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Dead on and completely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dead on" instead an adverb "Completely".
Dead on
Completely and dead on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Completely" instead an adverb phrase "Dead on".
Both terms in one sentence
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In Gaara's fight with Kimimaro, he only survived literally because Kimimaro dropped dead on the spot, and even then he still should have been killed but dying completely robbed Kimimaro's attack of its momentum.
Source: Plot Armor - Certain selected victims (people that no-one will miss but also a co-student who discovered what was going on) are injected with a drug that completely paralyses the victim within a few minutes and suppresses all lifesigns so that the victims appears dead on first glance, while still semi-conscious.
Source: And I Must Scream / Film -
This leads to the bizarre instance of charging Husks blowing up in a player's face due to a lucky shot and leaving them completely unharmed, and other times where the Husk makes itself blow up and the player is either damaged or completely dead on higher difficulties.
Source: Video Game / Killing Floor 2
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