as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics
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Recent Examples of diligent
When shopping for supplements, be diligent about choosing products that contain quality ingredients and are made by reputable companies.
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Identifying stocks that combine strong fundamentals with cheap valuations should remain a priority for diligent investors.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This suspect has now been stopped in his tracks because of the diligent and tenacious work done by investigators at both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The researchers concluded that, especially in relatively dense neighborhoods, even if residents take diligent action in defense of their own houses, that may not matter much if their neighbors don’t.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Identifying stocks that combine strong fundamentals with cheap valuations should remain a priority for diligent investors.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This suspect has now been stopped in his tracks because of the diligent and tenacious work done by investigators at both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The researchers concluded that, especially in relatively dense neighborhoods, even if residents take diligent action in defense of their own houses, that may not matter much if their neighbors don’t.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligent
Adjective
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Employees stay engaged longer, teams navigate setbacks smoothly and leaders make stronger decisions under pressure.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The couple became engaged in August.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perfect for both busy workdays and evenings out, the versatile top is easy to pair with lightwash jeans and a belt, or layered beautifully under blazers and cardigans.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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For less hustle and bustle, busiest avoid traveling Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Smith, a former C.E.O. of Madison Square Garden, was an assiduous, somewhat robotic character, who had been appointed four and a half years earlier to modernize the auction house, which was the oldest company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson, who spent the past year-plus on Miami’s practice squad, will give the Dolphins a fifth available cornerback if Storm Duck isn’t active.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Phillips 66 refinery will start shutting down this month and end active fuel production at the end of 2025, the company said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms and trumpet vines.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Near the burial, archaeologists also found Roman pottery kilns that showed the domestic and industrious side of Roman Leicester, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Diligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligent. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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