surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
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Definition of surgical
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Other Words from surgical
surgically
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Examples of surgical in a Sentence
The work was done with surgical precision.
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Whittington entered the bank with his brown-hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head and wearing sunglasses, gloves and a white surgical mask, the prosecutor said. — oregonlive.com, "Bank robber says he held up KeyBank to get money for daughter’s college expenses," 18 July 2019 This minute amount of pressure opened a small leak in the tank, and the thin stream of propellant sliced off his finger with surgical precision. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 2: The 50/50 bet that won the Space Race for America," 17 July 2019 Socrates' nickname 'the doctor' didn't just come about as a result of his surgical precision on the football field. — SI.com, "50 Greatest South American Footballers of All Time," 4 July 2019 And make sure to zero in with surgical precision on your desired job title and company. — NBC News, "This is Sheryl Sandberg's best career advice," 27 June 2019 The campaigns are in final preparations to debut their respective candidates on the national stage, showcasing their strategies on domestic policy, deft handling of foreign affairs and, of course, playlists curated with surgical precision. — Terry Moseley, Billboard, "Political Playlists: How Music Affects Voters' Views of Presidential Candidates," 26 June 2019 While the horror genre is already well-suited to tackling cultural and social anxieties, no movie in recent memory has done so with more surgical precision — or scares and laughs — than Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "The new horror film canon (and where to stream it)," 1 Nov. 2018 Producing her vision is a task of almost surgical precision. — Rebecca Powers, chicagotribune.com, "A German baker has taken pie art to a mesmerizing new level," 19 June 2018 Yaniv is male — a male who has not made the surgical commitment necessary to pass as a female. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Canada’s Ball-Waxing Horror Show: Peak Transgender Activism," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'surgical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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surgical
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of surgical
: of or relating to the process of performing a medical operation : of or relating to surgery
: used during surgery
: resulting from a surgery
See the full definition for surgical in the English Language Learners Dictionary
surgical
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sur·gi·cal
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Kids Definition of surgical
: of, relating to, or associated with surgery or surgeons
surgical instruments
surgical
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sur·gi·cal
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