hyperfastidious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperfastidious
Adjective
  • The swashbuckling sire, the deadpan ingénue, the sans serif font, the one-point perspective — Anderson’s held fast to his favorite elements even as his canvases have gotten broader and his style even more fastidious.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 May 2025
  • This is true of people who don’t bathe and also people who are fastidious about bathing and douse themselves in cologne, and everyone else in between.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Many items are selling fast in particular colors, and some are retiring once they’re sold out.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This was different, because Aggarwal wasn’t promoting a particular startup or product.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Canada, by contrast, has built a system that admits large numbers of immigrants but is selective in doing so.
    Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Shoppers are more selective than ever with their discretionary dollars, and Stitch Fix’s $20 styling fee can feel unnecessary when customers can purchase many of the same items the retailer offers right off the rack and directly from the brand.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The machines — hulking, finicky steel beasts — date to the early 1940s.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
  • The new process works well enough, but the reader can be finicky.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • The 55-year-old entertainer has been serving up some spring-ready nail looks in recent weeks, last seen wearing minimalist soap nails with a dainty french tip.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
  • One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 July 2024
Adjective
  • Get the kids involved in creating their snacks, use familiar foods for picky eaters, or make up a game like tic-tac-toe with crackers and cheese.
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
  • There will be no fights from the picky eaters at your table when Doritos Chicken Casserole is for dinner.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Turning Selectivity Into Strategy A range of more discriminating strategies have been explored, including tweaking the shape and timing of electrical pulses and using multi-contact electrodes to maneuver currents in specific directions.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
  • For the discriminating listener, the thousands spent outfitting a vehicle with a top-of-the-line amplifier, speakers, and subwoofers are all for naught if the source signal is a low-quality MP3 or Advanced Audio Coding music file.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
Adjective
  • While tariffs may lead to consumers being more choosy, Link said the overall macroeconomic picture still looks positive, bolstered by lower interest rates, a steady job market and strong consumer savings.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And by that time in her career, Salonga could be choosy.
    Robert Ito, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Hyperfastidious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperfastidious. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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