as in diligent
involved in often constant activity
an industrious worker who never seems to sleep
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as in diligence
attentive and persistent effort
she did twice as much work as anyone else through sheer industriousness
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Recent Examples of industrious
Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
No! Indiscriminate mass deportation of our law abiding, industrious, dutiful neighbors only recently arrived?
—Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
In midfield, Postecoglou avoided the temptation to attempt a like-for-like replacement for Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison, all of whom missed the final through injury, and instead went with Pape Matar Sarr, a more functional and industrious option.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Adjective
But, like all industrious publishers, Dunton had broader ambitions: to seed new publics for his writing.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
No! Indiscriminate mass deportation of our law abiding, industrious, dutiful neighbors only recently arrived?
—Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
In midfield, Postecoglou avoided the temptation to attempt a like-for-like replacement for Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison, all of whom missed the final through injury, and instead went with Pape Matar Sarr, a more functional and industrious option.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industrious
Adjective
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These past few weeks have also brought to mind the Kennedy researcher Harold Weisberg, whose early books were a countercultural phenomenon and who was known for his diligent, insistent filling of FOIA requests.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the Dodgers have been diligent in adhering to their plan to build Ohtani’s innings slowly and carefully.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What makes these transactions especially nuanced is the valuation and diligence process.—
Rusty Wiley,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Its technology can help with legal research, drafting and diligence projects, and the company is also building industry-specific use cases.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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As the years ticked by in the 2010s, Brian became less and less engaged onstage.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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Each is still operational and highlights the persistence of spaceflight to withstand political volatility, but new Earth science projects could be vulnerable.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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While recent declines in overall crime are encouraging, the persistence of high carjacking levels and a violent crime rate exceeding that of every state and many cities show that more can be done to make D.C. safer.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Waters is supportive of the new film and had every intention of seeing it opening weekend, but was waylaid by his busy schedule.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta have been busy in the transfer window, but could more incomings be on the way?—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Patel, the Cisco executive, said the onus is on the tech industry and society as a whole to ensure a smooth transition to superintelligent AI.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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That represents more than a quarter of the $43.9 billion in total gross gaming revenue across the Indian gaming industry in 29 states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Another reason this increase might not last for the full 400 years? GOP lawmakers are trying to repeal the law, an effort that could succeed if a Republican replaces Evers as governor and Republicans maintain legislative control.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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An effort has been underway to increase the number of organ donors in Florida’s minority communities.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Industrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industrious. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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