as in attention
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
the meticulosity with which she placed each piece of china, crystal, and silver on the table
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulosity
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The nurturing Moon pokes Mars today, drawing attention to your 2nd House of Objects and your 11th House of Groups.—
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Chicago Tribune,
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Rosenstock noted that the company approached the women’s collection with exceptional care and attention to detail, relying on its in-house denim expertise to get the fit and feel exactly right.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Mar. 2026
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Organizations can benefit by valuing carefulness and concentration not as an obligation, but as a fundamental pillar of success.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Miami Herald talked to 10 lawn care companies about how the change will affect their work.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Paktyawal began complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains Friday evening while in a holding room at the Dallas ICE field office and was taken to the hospital for treatment, the agency said.—
Aarón Torres,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her understanding of the pleasures and pains of the female body was grounded in her devout beliefs and mysticism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s 1973 Yom Kippur War, for instance, produced the Second Offset insights about deploying precision munitions.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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These encounters reveal with striking precision that Chicago’s disparities were not accidental.—
Tonika Lewis Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Excess heat is being trapped by ever-rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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The high concentration of air also makes the container much lighter than a traditional cooler.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Low-conscientiousness individuals (flexible thinkers) excel in fluid, unpredictable environments where plans become obsolete quickly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And from an intangible standpoint, the team loves his diligence and conscientiousness.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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Since Visma-Lease a Bike's 2023 grand tour hat-trick heyday, underpinned by Vingegaard’s Tour upset of Pogačar, which showed all its tactical and planning meticulousness, it has been surpassed by the latter's UAE Team Emirates.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Klinsmann had relocated to live in California and fused a helicopter- flying, management- consultant- speak LA vibe to his natural Teutonic meticulousness.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Meticulosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulosity. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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