as in careful
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
did a meticulous job of restoring the painting
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Recent Examples of meticulous
Her pursuit of rarified goods is both meticulous and delightfully unpredictable.
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Erin Cunningham, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Prepared workers have foresight, take a proactive approach, and are meticulous planners.
—William Vanderbloemen, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Martin, who is fifty-four, is the most commercially successful songwriter of the twenty-first century; his work is meticulous and precise, and his songs are taut, balanced, unyielding.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Following the video, Swift began sharing footage from the rehearsals and set of the video, letting us into her meticulous planning process.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Erin Cunningham, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Prepared workers have foresight, take a proactive approach, and are meticulous planners.
—William Vanderbloemen, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Martin, who is fifty-four, is the most commercially successful songwriter of the twenty-first century; his work is meticulous and precise, and his songs are taut, balanced, unyielding.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Following the video, Swift began sharing footage from the rehearsals and set of the video, letting us into her meticulous planning process.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulous
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More than 70 percent of the participants were identified as being open-minded, conscientious, and emotionally stable.—
Alyssa Ages,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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More than 30 years ago, Greider, a conscientious journalist with a keen eye for detail, exposed how the American political system had been bent toward wealthy interests who could afford to hire lobbyists.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Burks is confident, freedom-loving, fashionable (and rocked a lime green suit on the red carpet), and loves to have fun.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says that in 2024 almost 3 million cats entered shelters nationwide, but not all of them were lucky enough to find new loving homes.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Daria watched their diligent ascent while Andrés studied the map on his phone.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.—
Dan Levin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Meticulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulous. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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