Ideal
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Rowling had her own ideal cast for Harry Potter long before the first movie was made, and was lucky enough to see several of her choices (Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid, for one, and Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, for another) actually used.
Source: Hypothetical Casting - At the other extreme, they are lucky enough to have in depth knowledge of the time period they're stuck in, extensive engineering skills, or both, making them the ideal people to bring progress to the past.
Source: Trapped in the Past -
The Fallout series has an assortment of automatic shotguns, which are devastating at point-blank range but much less effective at longer ranges, making them ideal for close-quarters combat but making you rely on lucky critical hits to be anywhere near effective past that.
Source: Short-Range Shotgun
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