carefully

adverb

Definition of carefullynext
1
as in conscientiously

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as in cautiously

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Recent Examples of carefully Nearby, guests participating in the butterfly release carefully held small containers before opening them and watching the butterflies take flight. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 The result is an inn that feels carefully considered, but never overproduced. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 Mollick emphasizes that granting AI more access improves utility, but users must carefully manage permissions for security. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In a season without European competition, the size of the squad needs to be considered carefully to keep everyone happy. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Travelers should choose reputable operators that follow codes of conduct, including no-touch rules and swimmer distance limits, and check seasonal timing carefully before booking since the animals move with the plankton. — Ashley Lynch july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The Trust Protocol’s chain of custody requirements then ensure that cotton verified as part of the program is carefully tracked through the supply chain. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Batteries need to be carefully recycled according to type and fire risk. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026 This program is separate from PSLF, so borrowers who may qualify should carefully evaluate which option provides the greater long-term benefit before applying. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefully
  1. conscientiously
  2. cautiously
  3. scrupulously
  4. deliberately
  5. meticulously
  6. slowly
  7. strictly
Adverb
  • By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.
    — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
  • The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of conscientiously
Adverb
  • After two years in the political wilderness, Democrats are feeling cautiously optimistic about turning the tide in the midterms.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The audience gives him a standing ovation, and Bergé appears cautiously relieved.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautiously
Adverb
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of scrupulously
Adverb
  • Rather than viewing trust as an intangible virtue, Scheer argues that it can be measured, strengthened, and deliberately cultivated.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine schedule is meticulously designed from decades of research, timing doses to protect children when most vulnerable, not arbitrarily.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of meticulously
Adverb
  • Participants in the 2026 study ate approximately 30% more slowly when the salsa was spicier.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • The shower has earned a reputation for bright fireballs that move noticeably more slowly across the sky than the fast-moving Perseids.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of slowly
Adverb
  • The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene.
    — Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ashford acknowledged that the agency has to adhere strictly to its cleanup plans but said in some cases, like an industrial site near a residential area, the EPA may clean up to a lower level to prevent recontamination.
    — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026
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