dutifulness

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Noun
  • In the interim, Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight assumed Hill’s responsibilities.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • In that way, a commitment to physical fitness and its various metrics offers leaders greater tolerance for the demanding responsibilities of the role.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The humility lines up with the golfer Kaliszewki coached and watched for six years.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • Yet his calm self-confidence and assertive humility are within reach for all of us.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Censori has the punctiliousness of a Capricorn—her birthday is January 5—but her moon speaks to her artistic, sensitive side.
    Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The deference is real, but so is the demand.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Another is that Texas law accords substantial deference to private associations in their application of membership rules.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping .
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • In summary, when facing the threat of lightning, preparedness and vigilance are your best allies.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Research on stress and cognitive load has shown that ambiguity activates many of the same neural pathways involved in threat detection and vigilance.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Carlson-Wee introduces himself to Wood with the sweet docility of a young boy meeting his hero.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The same goes for docility, often characterized as a near neighbor of meekness.
    Timothy J. Pawl, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Dutifulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutifulness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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