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Recent Examples of methodically
From there, Peralta highlights that the roadmap will expand methodically by building toward more complex forms of automation as the underlying system matures.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Stirtz stopped the surge with his third 3, Iowa methodically expanded its lead to 51-37, and Clemson never fully recovered.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Eftimiades also believes that the FBI’s decades-old structure of methodically amassing information can work to its disadvantage.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The corpse’s head and limbs had been methodically sliced off.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The company’s next phase in India involves moving methodically into tier two cities, mirroring the suburban Japan playbook.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Work methodically from the top to the bottom to avoid missing any spots.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Gilleland methodically presented records dating back several years before the incident, supporting the prosecution's case that Gray was negligent in the events leading up to the Apalachee High School shooting.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Stirtz stopped the surge with his third 3, Iowa methodically expanded its lead to 51-37, and Clemson never fully recovered.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Eftimiades also believes that the FBI’s decades-old structure of methodically amassing information can work to its disadvantage.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The corpse’s head and limbs had been methodically sliced off.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The company’s next phase in India involves moving methodically into tier two cities, mirroring the suburban Japan playbook.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Work methodically from the top to the bottom to avoid missing any spots.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Gilleland methodically presented records dating back several years before the incident, supporting the prosecution's case that Gray was negligent in the events leading up to the Apalachee High School shooting.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodically
systematically
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This training strategy typically involves picking up heavier and heavier free weights to systematically increase the difficulty of an exercise.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2026
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The metaverse did not develop into the type of social platform originally planned; nevertheless, metaverse technologies are systematically implemented in such areas as manufacturing, education, healthcare, gaming, etc.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Methodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodically. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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