as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
through the diligence and ingenuity of a single detective, the gang's ringleader was finally caught
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Recent Examples of diligence
That diligence paid off, and on Main Street, businesses were quickly up and running, providing us with resources and sustenance.
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Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
The bottom line Buying silver safely at record prices requires extra diligence.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
But while publicly lauding the diligence of IRS officials is an appropriate move for Treasury secretaries, those officials will need resources, and possibly more colleagues, to maintain it.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Other clubs had also been aware of this particular concern, noting his creditable goalscoring record, but also his shortcomings, including his off-the-ball diligence and ability to fashion chances himself.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for diligence
Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
The bottom line Buying silver safely at record prices requires extra diligence.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
But while publicly lauding the diligence of IRS officials is an appropriate move for Treasury secretaries, those officials will need resources, and possibly more colleagues, to maintain it.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Other clubs had also been aware of this particular concern, noting his creditable goalscoring record, but also his shortcomings, including his off-the-ball diligence and ability to fashion chances himself.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
Noun
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According to the firm, the effort reflects sustained demand from naval and air warfighters for aircraft capable of holding targets at risk from extended distances, particularly across the vast air and maritime spaces of the Western Pacific.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort The Jareckis didn't retrofit sustainability onto an existing luxury product.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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While the Queen Mother was very fond of this Queen Victoria tiara and wore it with relative assiduity, her daughter only wore it once in public, on an official trip to Malta in November 2005.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
7 Dec. 2025
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These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 Mar. 2023
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The persistence of deportation and enforcement practices across Democratic and Republican administrations reflects a broader failure to establish genuinely humane immigration policies.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Greg Gianforcaro, one of the attorneys representing victims suing the diocese, credited survivors' persistence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The figures came as investors appear increasingly anxious about both the demand for AI amid massive spending from tech giants, and how the tech’s widespread use could upend industries like software.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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So many consumer industries are predicated on speed and scale, overproducing and churning through new trends at record pace — often to a destructive degree.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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This culture emphasizes individual responsibility, industriousness, respect for the rule of law, the dignity of conscience, and the limits of liberty rightly understood.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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Life without that kind of attentiveness?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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This conviction shaped his attentiveness to Jews facing state oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The capture and killing of El Mencho focused attention on the 59-year-old kingpin who ran the Jalisco cartel, Mexico’s most powerful.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cavalry, which Canva has used for its own projects, has gained attention among designers on social media as an alternative to Adobe's After Effects for some work.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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