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Recent Examples of conscientiously
The observers are taught to conscientiously follow the law, including traffic rules, and to try to avoid physical confrontation with federal agents.
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Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Relatedly, Sweeny says, the ability to delay gratification helps people stick to an exercise routine, keep a balanced diet, and act conscientiously when recovering from illness or injury.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
The Kings are also a deep team, working conscientiously to pass the torch from the Kopitar/Doughty generation to Byfield, Brandt Clarke and beyond.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Relatedly, Sweeny says, the ability to delay gratification helps people stick to an exercise routine, keep a balanced diet, and act conscientiously when recovering from illness or injury.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
The Kings are also a deep team, working conscientiously to pass the torch from the Kopitar/Doughty generation to Byfield, Brandt Clarke and beyond.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscientiously
Adverb
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The administration’s casual approach raises doubts about how carefully this consequential decision was considered.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The film unfolds through poetic and carefully composed images of the girls journeying through the mountainous landscape – an environment that reflects the girls’ inner world, according to Chen, capturing that fragile moment before childhood gives way to adulthood.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Conscientiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscientiously. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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