Exactly
Exactly adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.
To be exact and exactly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To be exact" instead an adverb "Exactly".
To be exact
Exactly and to be exact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exactly" instead an adverb phrase "To be exact".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Even though using similar-sized standard metric parts which were almost exactly the same size (such as the aforementioned rivets) wouldn't have made a difference, all the parts were machined to be exact duplicates of the American originals.
Source: Exact Words / Real Life -
The international release of Kai: The Final Chapters covered this ground in 69 episodes, cutting out exactly 25%, and the Japanese broadcast version cut out just over one-third (about 33.7% to be exact) and got there in 61 episodes.
Source: Anime / Dragon Ball Kai
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