methodically

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Recent Examples of methodically Since the operator took over management in 2008, the strategy has been to preserve the hotel’s history while methodically modernising its most public-facing spaces. Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Ehrenreich is quietly, methodically carving out one of the more interesting careers for an actor his age. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025 Idalski methodically scans patches of the river with a backpack electrofisher, using an electrical current to agitate lamprey larvae and draw them out of the riverbed. Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025 According to a video post from the Central Birmingham Business Improvement District, the items have all been methodically laid out on the floor of a giant warehouse to be sorted and tagged before they are shared with the Osbourne family. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025 And so while other Israelis mourned, the hard right went to work, methodically building a political movement to retake the Gaza Strip, annex it, and repopulate it with Jewish settlements. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, China methodically built a massive if somewhat wooden global broadcast network, CGTN, across Africa and elsewhere, and Russia mastered social media. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025 After defeating Bliss in a championship match, Charlotte Flair brutally and methodically ripped the Lilly doll to shreds in the middle of the ring, leaving a distraught Bliss wailing over the remains. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Schiff methodically explained the housing situation in his interview with The Bee. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodically
systematically
Adverb
  • The air quality metrics in this 2024 report derive from IQAir’s real-time online monitoring platform, which systematically validates, calibrates, and harmonizes data from air quality monitoring stations globally.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Methodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodically. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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