Meaning & use
Surgically
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By means of surgery, or in a precise, carefully targeted manner resembling surgical technique.
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The tumor was removed surgically after weeks of chemotherapy.
The company surgically cut costs without affecting quality.
A note on using this word
Increasingly used figuratively to describe extreme precision, as in 'surgically precise' criticism or planning.
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