assiduously

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Recent Examples of assiduously The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Zoo officials said Happy was assiduously cared for and had space for swimming, foraging and other natural behavior. CBS News, 27 May 2026 Stoner fails to answer in class but soon rushes to the university library and begins assiduously reading Latin and Greek literature and adds courses in philosophy, ancient history, and English literature in lieu of the agricultural sciences. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 The white political elite of the former Confederacy assiduously fought the reforms that liberated African Americans, particularly the right to vote, introducing poll taxes and literacy tests, as well as resorting to terrorism by the likes of the Ku Klux Klan to turn back the clock. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Since Richard Nixon was forced to resign, powerful people in both political parties have worked assiduously to ensure that their leaders would escape the consequences of their actions. Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 During these first weeks on the ground, Martha acquired routines and reams of notes from hospitals and prisons, assiduously compiling them every night back at the Hotel Florida, and a single friend, but no bolt of inspiration. Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Additional pressure on Putin would have an impact, which is one reason his negotiators are working so assiduously to avert it. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026 Steele visited Epstein at his Upper East Side town house in 2017, and assiduously cultivated the millionaire across a year of correspondence. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assiduously
Adverb
  • Unlike cameras, lidar actively measures distance, allowing vehicles to build a detailed depth map of the road ahead.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Prostate biopsies are lucrative for urologists, who can do them in their practice and therefore have an incentive to order them, and so is finding clinically insignificant cancers that can be actively monitored, potentially through further biopsies.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • His only son was stricken with polio and sat in a dark old house all day long diligently engraving seals.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Infurna said sometimes the biggest thing an individual can do is simply reach out and diligently pursue connection.
    Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Claude cannot have or raise kids—intensively or otherwise—or possess any insight into yours or mine, or know what your kid wants for dinner.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Russia has clamped down hard on dissent since going to war in Ukraine in 2022.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts note that agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee and wheat are expected to be among the asset classes hardest hit by heatwaves.
    , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Outside climate and fire scientists said the flash study made sense and reflects a world where hotter and drier conditions are making fires burn more often and more intensely.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There’s less conclusive evidence that microdosing works the same way by engaging the same neuro-receptors, but less intensely.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Rather than using their music to chronicle grand, cinematic experiences, the duo intently gravitates toward the quiet moments that exist in between life’s victories and failures.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • The footage shows the four royals intently following the final moments of the match and then bursting into a jubilant round of applause at the final whistle, hugging one another to celebrate the achievement of the team.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Adverb
  • Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell and Logano doggedly chased Heim over the final couple dozen laps, but passing for the lead was nearly impossible (in fact; no one made a pass for the lead under green-flag running conditions all day).
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But phones are also surprisingly similar to novels—both ask people to doggedly follow and emotionally invest in the lives of strangers.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Poor Frank and Kirsten look on confused, determinedly polite in their insistence that all family members should be welcome.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

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“Assiduously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assiduously. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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