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as in actively
in a manner involving great or constant activity
struggling diligently to contact everyone who might need a ride to the polls
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as in hard
with great effort or determination
working diligently to finish his documentary in time for the film festival
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Recent Examples of diligently
But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
While Toyota and ExxonMobil continue to work diligently to maintain supply, the following substitution guidelines are recommended for dealers to help manage the demand for the affected products.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 May 2026
The diagnosis came as a shock to Tovado, who had no family history of colon cancer and had been diligently getting annual physicals as a fighter pilot in the military.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Administrators, teachers and staff work diligently to communicate with students and their families that student safety is a top priority.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Then Faith Stafford, a senior deputy design director, worked diligently to re-create one design out of newspaper.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Both appear to be working diligently within their own municipalities while reaching out to others in the county and state, all for the common good.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Manufacturers should be diligently working to clean up their supply chains and manufacturing practices to ensure their products are free of PFAS and other toxics.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
How many voters have diligently studied candidates and ballot initiatives prior to election day, only to be stumped by a sometimes excruciatingly long list of unfamiliar names of people trying to get or retain jobs as judges?
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
While Toyota and ExxonMobil continue to work diligently to maintain supply, the following substitution guidelines are recommended for dealers to help manage the demand for the affected products.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 May 2026
The diagnosis came as a shock to Tovado, who had no family history of colon cancer and had been diligently getting annual physicals as a fighter pilot in the military.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Administrators, teachers and staff work diligently to communicate with students and their families that student safety is a top priority.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Then Faith Stafford, a senior deputy design director, worked diligently to re-create one design out of newspaper.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Both appear to be working diligently within their own municipalities while reaching out to others in the county and state, all for the common good.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Manufacturers should be diligently working to clean up their supply chains and manufacturing practices to ensure their products are free of PFAS and other toxics.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
How many voters have diligently studied candidates and ballot initiatives prior to election day, only to be stumped by a sometimes excruciatingly long list of unfamiliar names of people trying to get or retain jobs as judges?
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligently
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This comes after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, confirmed that law enforcement is still actively investigating the case.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 May 2026
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School officials said the district's Division of Public Safety and school administration are actively investigating and that appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The right idea should expand your world without making your life harder to manage.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Being shut out of public spaces and opportunities makes reintegration harder, not easier.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Israel, home to many Holocaust survivors and their relatives, has vigorously denied the claim.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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After the Lakers dropped a 125-107 decision, James and his teammates were standing near midcourt, listening intently as Austin Reaves demonstratively spoke to referees.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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These qualities also tie her to Enyedi herself, who looks as intently and open-mindedly as Grete does.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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That said, human-like chatbots like ChatGPT are an intensely personal technology, even more so than the social media platforms that came before them.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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Though the sport can be seen as intensely masculine to the point of toxicity sometimes, Cipriano and Kalyn credit series creators Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore with painting the athletes in a more sensitive and emotionally aware light.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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During the most classic hero’s journey of them all, Odysseus prepares assiduously for his encounter with the Sirens, tying himself to the mast long before he can be tempted.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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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,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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The first year back from knee reconstruction is a tough one, and by all accounts, Darrisaw beat the timetable projection by arduously and relentlessly working through his rehab.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Diligently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligently. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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