pains·tak·ing
ˈpān-ˌstā-kiŋ 
: taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
painstaking research
painstaking tasks
painstaking accuracy
: the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort
… greater painstaking to achieve incidental verisimilitude and accuracy of detail …—
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The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.
she was always painstaking about her work
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Houston Cofield, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Co-written with Alice Winocour, the series proved highly entertaining for many thanks to both its memorable characters and sense of authenticity, fruit of painstaking documentation typical of Bron, a distinguished documentarian.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The state’s sweeping education reform bill took another painstaking step forward Tuesday, when a second Senate committee give it preliminary OK and rejected a separate House version.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
But now a painstaking process to preserve the studio’s archives — possibly more than 75,000 images — has begun.
—Houston Cofield, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Jeff Raider, the brand’s CEO, describes the painstaking process of testing different blade angles given that slight flexibility.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Co-written with Alice Winocour, the series proved highly entertaining for many thanks to both its memorable characters and sense of authenticity, fruit of painstaking documentation typical of Bron, a distinguished documentarian.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The state’s sweeping education reform bill took another painstaking step forward Tuesday, when a second Senate committee give it preliminary OK and rejected a separate House version.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painstaking. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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