meticulously

adverb

Definition of meticulouslynext
1
as in carefully

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2
as in systematically

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Recent Examples of meticulously Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 Chester Walsh, a 29-year-old prop maker who resides in England, spent three months building a spaceship in the garden of his Northamptonshire home, meticulously crafting it to evoke the beloved sci-fi franchise. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Built in 2008 for the current owners, this one-owner home has been meticulously maintained, according to Muller. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 He's surrounded by photos and every note he's ever taken on every story – meticulously saved memories of a job well done. — Kelefa Sanneh, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Bowerbirds, puffer fish and other creatures meticulously decorate their homes. — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026 Despite sweltering heat, their meticulously choreographed one hour set on the Allianz stage, broadcast globally via the festival's Hulu/Disney+ livestream, captivated hundreds of fans waving Filipino flags. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But after years of meticulously monitoring that playing time, those adjustments will no longer be necessary, after the NCAA adopted new eligibility rules in June. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Afterward the cousins left the bodies, which had been meticulously cleaned, on local hillsides. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
  1. carefully
  2. systematically
  3. scrupulously
  4. microscopically
  5. minutely
  6. exhaustively
  7. comprehensively
  8. thoroughly
Adverb
  • The crawl space had to do certain things, and the actor had to move in a certain way, so it was engineered pretty carefully.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of carefully
Adverb
  • Economists studying the post-recession years have found this asymmetry systematically rewarded people who already owned capital before the crash and penalized everyone who didn’t yet have any.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Effective succession planning is less about identifying a successor and more about systematically building leadership capability across the organization.
    — Blazy Flash, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of systematically
Adverb
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of scrupulously
Adverb
  • The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
    — Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of microscopically
Adverb
  • The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.
    — Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of minutely
Adverb
  • 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.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Definition of exhaustively
Adverb
  • Consumer browsers aren’t designed to comprehensively enforce security on all the actions a user might take.
    — Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Russia has sophisticated air defenses but its vast territory is hard to comprehensively cover.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of comprehensively
Adverb
  • When serious concerns involving district operations and oversight are raised, the Board has an obligation to investigate them thoroughly, carefully consider the findings and act in the best long-term interest of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Using a disinfectant on a surface still covered with grease, grime or chicken slime will keep the chemical from reaching — and killing — the germs underneath unless the surface is first thoroughly cleaned.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughly

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