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Recent Examples of assiduity 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 Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assiduity
Noun
  • Without the curiosity to note something unusual and the diligence to report it, such phenomena might otherwise pass unnoticed.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Patience, diligence and perseverance will serve you well.
    Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Jim Walden, independent candidate for New York City mayor, on Tuesday dropped out of the race while calling on other hopefuls to get behind the second-most popular choice in an effort to defeat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Official parade narrators also highlighted China’s efforts focused on ensuring internet and information security.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The lesson came with time—and with persistence.
    Margot Machol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Jia acknowledged the pressures on young filmmakers in China but urged persistence.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There’s something intrinsic about following that route from city to sea in a region where life and work and industry were dictated by the river for so long.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Assiduity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assiduity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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