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as in systematically
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Recent Examples of meticulously
The hair at the crown and sides is meticulously slicked back, not a flyaway in sight, creating a sleek foundation that lets the intricate braiding take center stage.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
29 June 2026
The technicians meticulously remove excess cuticle and dead skin, creating an exceptionally clean nail bed before applying any product.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Robert Overstreet as his personal residence in 1968, the NorCal retreat has been meticulously updated in recent years.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
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Noah Daly
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
The museum is meticulously restored to reflect the years that the surviving children — Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell, the only son — were young adults.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
The spa was meticulously designed by the talented Cate Mills in collaboration with the property's interior design team.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
The Mississippi River still captures the imagination, though it is today meticulously managed to ensure the flow of a nation’s commerce.
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Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Marci Robin,
Allure,
29 June 2026
The technicians meticulously remove excess cuticle and dead skin, creating an exceptionally clean nail bed before applying any product.
—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Robert Overstreet as his personal residence in 1968, the NorCal retreat has been meticulously updated in recent years.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
—
Noah Daly
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
The museum is meticulously restored to reflect the years that the surviving children — Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell, the only son — were young adults.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
The spa was meticulously designed by the talented Cate Mills in collaboration with the property's interior design team.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
The Mississippi River still captures the imagination, though it is today meticulously managed to ensure the flow of a nation’s commerce.
—
Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.
—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
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Jennifer Storms, chief marketing officer for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said her team has carefully planned the timing of the spots to coincide with the burst of patriotism and celebration around America 250 events.
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That transition — from looking casually to carefully observing, first with powerful optics and then navigating with the naked eye — is what observational astronomy is all about.
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No matter which reform solutions are ultimately chosen to systematically bend the cost curve, there’s a consensus among experts that resources must be better allocated.
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Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, election officials are supposed to finish any program for systematically removing ineligible voters 90 days before Election Day in federal races.
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During his first state visit to the United States as monarch, Charles stayed scrupulously nonpartisan over the course of a 28-minute address to a joint meeting of Congress.
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Florida attorneys general in both parties scrupulously minimized their secondary roles as partisan politicians.
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The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
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The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
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The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.
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Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?
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The program intends to serve veterans comprehensively and provides wrap-around services to support residents in improving their quality of life and pursuing their life goals.
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Hamas has not been comprehensively defeated and remains in control of much of the Gaza Strip.
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Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue.
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Mexico completed a thoroughly impressive 2-0 victory over Ecuador to advance to the last 16.
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“Meticulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulously. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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