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as in honorable
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
an exemplar of morality who was scrupulous in all of his dealings
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as in meticulous
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
a scrupulous attention to detail is evident in all of his reporting
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Recent Examples of scrupulous
Later, in 2019, OpenAI created a for-profit subsidiary to better attract investors—the types of people who might otherwise turn to the less scrupulous corporations that dot Silicon Valley.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The tax break sparked a cottage industry of scrupulous companies pushing the tax break to small businesses that didn’t qualify.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 May 2025
In recent years, the rise of even less scrupulous and more rapacious influencer commentariat, with enormous YouTube and social followings, has further escalated the pressures celebrities face.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Chernow, ever scrupulous, does not ignore the complexities, but his caution becomes its own kind of evasion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The tax break sparked a cottage industry of scrupulous companies pushing the tax break to small businesses that didn’t qualify.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 May 2025
In recent years, the rise of even less scrupulous and more rapacious influencer commentariat, with enormous YouTube and social followings, has further escalated the pressures celebrities face.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Chernow, ever scrupulous, does not ignore the complexities, but his caution becomes its own kind of evasion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulous
Adjective
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Getting an honorable discharge at the height of the Vietnam War was a blessing, as far as I was concerned.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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An honorable transfer happened with his remains arriving at the Indianapolis International Airport aboard an American Airlines flight on Aug. 15, 2025.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Aug. 2025
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DeVille’s book is a meticulous recounting of that twee and heady era.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Notable outerwear includes the Cliffwood Wool & Waterproof Silk Vest, Sandhill Waterproof Silk Vest, and Hudson Down & Suede Jacket, all crafted from premium materials and featuring meticulous workmanship.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The town of Porter strives to be conscientious about the environment, so the town officials were excited about the possibility of offering more charging stations for public use.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The study participants consistently associated being calm, conscientious, universalistic, agreeable, warm, secure, traditional and conforming with being a good person, more than with being a cool person.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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But the movie is careful to concentrate just as much on his art and all the complications that entailed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gearbox has always been careful to say that Borderlands is not going live service for 4 here, despite that being a pretty common trend to chase.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Improving transparency starts with a commitment to open communication, ethical leadership, and meaningful public engagement.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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One of the employees expressed a desire for an ethical framework much like the one Cakarel laid out on Thursday, as well as the company taking a stand against Maguire’s comments.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Long Story Short bounces back and forth through time — going as far back as the Fifties, and as recent as the present day — to tell the story of a loving but dysfunctional Jewish American family.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Patricia Heaton played his wife, Debra, along with Brad Garrett as his brother Robert, and Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts as his loving but overbearing parents.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Now, the group is spending lavishly to keep kratom on store shelves and using a 7-OH ban as moral cover for doing so.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Our national obsession with maximizing our health through individual choices makes clean beauty sound vaguely moral.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Imagine automating your invoicing, email replies or appointment scheduling with an AI that operates like a diligent virtual assistant, and doing it without sending any data to the cloud or paying per-action fees.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Here is an opportunity to compliment and recognize your neighbors for their diligent work on maintaining their property.—
Andrea Manes,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Scrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulous. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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