as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
through the diligence and ingenuity of a single detective, the gang's ringleader was finally caught
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Recent Examples of diligence
Cherry-picking statistics to suit a narrative — a form of confirmation bias, as described in the commission’s view — is dangerous and undermines the diligence that should come from responsible statistical analysis.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Some have criticized the FBI for a lack of diligence in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
One big factor working in their favor is that homicide investigations are highly prioritized in a police department, meaning they are treated with diligence that is typically more likely to yield convictions.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
The concern materialized into a third-party investigative firm digging into West’s past to produce an extensive due-diligence background report.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Some have criticized the FBI for a lack of diligence in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
One big factor working in their favor is that homicide investigations are highly prioritized in a police department, meaning they are treated with diligence that is typically more likely to yield convictions.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
The concern materialized into a third-party investigative firm digging into West’s past to produce an extensive due-diligence background report.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
Noun
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The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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The improved profitability came as Beijing intensified efforts to rein in excess supply and aggressive price wars that had hurt companies' bottom line.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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While Sehgal’s persistence was key in keeping the project alive through corporate upheavals – going as far as to stash a culture at home – neither Nogrady nor the METEI was ever credited in his landmark publications.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Attempts to clean up the industry Speeding tickets in California come with fines and points, which the DMV adds to individuals’ driving records to monitor for negligent drivers.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead, it is extensively used in the glass industry for creating borosilicate glasses, in nuclear applications as a neutron absorber, and in advanced ceramics.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both audiences can struggle with attentiveness, want to be led, and ultimately just want to have fun.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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On September 23, the Jurassic World Rebirth star dazzled in a brown blazer, silky pants, and a glittery necklace that caught our attention.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nelson turned his attention to full-time church leadership in 1984, later joining the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the church’s second-highest governing body, and rising to take the helm as church president in January 2018.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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