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
Noun
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025 -
The security cabinet apparently paid little attention to this problem in setting its policy.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Noun
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What Yale New Haven Health is doing Yale New Haven Health brought in cybersecurity firm Mandiant to assist with the investigation and said a rapid response helped contain the incident and prevent any disruption to patient care.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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This is our chance to do it, for the sake of our democracy to work with every Democrat to save child care, and make Gov. Ron DeSantis change his mind to save child care, and for even Sen. Rick Scott to join in this effort.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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The knitting needles are high-quality, sharp and work well for precision work and delicate knitting projects.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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As anticipation swelled, the Vatican's Swiss Guards made a ceremonial appearance, marching into the square with precision.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Monthly average carbon dioxide concentration at Mauna Loa (top panel) and annual financial support for the Scripps CO2 program (bottom panel), adjusted for inflation to US dollars in 2007.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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The powerful peel utilizes a concentration of 30% glycolic acid to dissolve dead skin cells, dirt, oil, and more to reveal a smoother, dazzling complexion.—
Jamie Wilson,
Glamour,
9 May 2025
Noun
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So, too, do higher levels of agreeableness and lower levels of conscientiousness.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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For example, assessing candidates' general mental ability (e.g., critical thinking, problem-solving and conscientiousness) is up to 62% effective at predicting employment success.—
Trevor Higgs,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As in the two major Southern California fires, the inferno that ravaged Sonoma County paid no heed to wealth, flattening estates in the hills, modest bungalows in the flatlands and a mobile home park called Journey’s End.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Yes, Congress met yesterday to talk about aliens Congressional leaders continue to pay serious heed to the possibility that not only are unexplained objects violating U.S. airspace, but that the military has spent decades covertly recovering the craft to bolster its own technology.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
14 Nov. 2024
Noun
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And the level of effort players have shown has been astonishing.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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ProPublica’s series was a political effort to create connections where little, if any, exist between maternal mortality and pro-life laws.—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
11 May 2025
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“Meticulosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulosity. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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