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as in systematically
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Recent Examples of meticulously
Each detail is meticulously considered.
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Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
There's nothing worse than meticulously caring for a lemon tree, only to harvest it at the wrong time or using the wrong method.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
Eric LaChapelle, project manager at Maier Design Group, an architectural design firm in Hartford, said the stainless steel and other elements had to be meticulously catalogued so the pieces of what could be compared to a puzzle would go back together.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
As Victor constructs his lab and assembles the Creature, the various stages of its creation are meticulously portrayed.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
The lush and meticulously kept 12-acre property bursts with bougainvillea and frangipani, meeting the impossibly white sand of the island's Platinum Coast.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Compacted into 137 bundles, that steel had to be meticulously splayed out in order to successfully loop around the roadbed, just before the Yerba Buena Tunnel.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Each cut is aged four to six weeks, meticulously trimmed, and flame-broiled over a 1,200-degree citrus- and oak-wood-burning pit.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
John Prados, historian at the National Security Archives, discovered an explanation in hundreds of official records that meticulously document the run-up to the war.
—Betty Medsger, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
There's nothing worse than meticulously caring for a lemon tree, only to harvest it at the wrong time or using the wrong method.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
Eric LaChapelle, project manager at Maier Design Group, an architectural design firm in Hartford, said the stainless steel and other elements had to be meticulously catalogued so the pieces of what could be compared to a puzzle would go back together.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
As Victor constructs his lab and assembles the Creature, the various stages of its creation are meticulously portrayed.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
The lush and meticulously kept 12-acre property bursts with bougainvillea and frangipani, meeting the impossibly white sand of the island's Platinum Coast.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Compacted into 137 bundles, that steel had to be meticulously splayed out in order to successfully loop around the roadbed, just before the Yerba Buena Tunnel.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Each cut is aged four to six weeks, meticulously trimmed, and flame-broiled over a 1,200-degree citrus- and oak-wood-burning pit.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
John Prados, historian at the National Security Archives, discovered an explanation in hundreds of official records that meticulously document the run-up to the war.
—Betty Medsger, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
Cassie Doney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Measure carefully and note the pattern repeat if there is one.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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Agencies could systematically incorporate labor concerns in their operations.—
Terri Gerstein,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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While lidar technology itself is not new, officials say Hong Kong is among the first jurisdictions to apply it systematically to tree surveys as part of environmental impact assessments.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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The studio’s contents had been scattered after his death, in 1972, so putting the whole thing back together again, as scrupulously as circumstances permitted, was a feat both curatorial and imaginative.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, maintains that the childhood vaccine schedule is scrupulously researched to offer the most robust protection in the fewest amount of shots.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
1 Nov. 2025
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Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Nov. 2025
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Rather, it is picked up microscopically—usually from a urine sample taken for another purpose at a healthcare provider's office.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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When the mask slipped or seemed to slip in the breakup video, however minutely, their counterparts — gay shitposters — pissed through the gap.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The lifelong Carson superfan (and podcaster on the subject) compiled an incisive and exhaustively detailed biography that breaks down the comedy figure deemed inscrutable in his lifetime by examining his work.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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The lower-body passing mechanics O'Connell and his staff have been working so exhaustively on with the struggling McCarthy can be shelved until spring.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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How often pregnant women are jailed is unknown because the government does not comprehensively track pregnancies in local jails.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
18 Dec. 2025
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Oh, and by the time the closing credits roll, the aforementioned good-ship Canterbury has been comprehensively, unambiguously destroyed — along with most of its 50-strong crew — by forces unknown.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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Drain the water one more time, then rinse the scarf out thoroughly under the faucet with lukewarm or cool water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Leaders can thoroughly test how changes made to products, processes and tools may contribute to time and cost savings in the real-world without disrupting operations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Meticulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulously. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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