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as in carefully
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as in systematically
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Recent Examples of meticulously
Meeting Marsha follows Lily (Arnold), an aspiring actress who has meticulously planned the perfect weekend to propose to her comedian girlfriend, Jordan (McGroder).
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Our detectives are interviewing all individuals involved, and our crime scene investigators are meticulously collecting and analyzing all relevant evidence to understand the full scope of what occurred.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege Clancy meticulously planned the crime based on Internet searches made in the preceding days and hours.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The dancing at the party scene had been meticulously blocked, but Trier urged the performers to cut loose.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The trails are meticulously maintained, winding through terrain that looks wild but is rarely out of reach.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
In a state that sets the standard for music education and a region that pushes the limits of what marching bands can do, directors meticulously correct every arm angle, facial expression and the spacing between each marcher.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Track your plant’s water supply meticulously with a clear, self-watering pot.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Our detectives are interviewing all individuals involved, and our crime scene investigators are meticulously collecting and analyzing all relevant evidence to understand the full scope of what occurred.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege Clancy meticulously planned the crime based on Internet searches made in the preceding days and hours.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The dancing at the party scene had been meticulously blocked, but Trier urged the performers to cut loose.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The trails are meticulously maintained, winding through terrain that looks wild but is rarely out of reach.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
In a state that sets the standard for music education and a region that pushes the limits of what marching bands can do, directors meticulously correct every arm angle, facial expression and the spacing between each marcher.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Track your plant’s water supply meticulously with a clear, self-watering pot.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
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In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The handsewn and carefully backstitched quilts feature colorful images of buffalo heads, turtles, eagles, angels and other patterns that come to Water in her dreams.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 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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The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 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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By microscopically studying Bennu, researchers have also been able to find that the asteroid's geology has changed over the years due to interactions with water and ice.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 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 title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Instead, Kepler’s heliocentrism, with elliptical orbits, was so remarkable because, for the first time, an idea had come along that described the Universe, including the motion of the planets, better, more accurately, and more comprehensively than the previous (geocentric) model could.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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Waymo’s expansion playbook involves comprehensively mapping new cities, and phasing in autonomous ride-hailing after testing the technology with drivers in the front seat and employees as passengers.—
Chris Kirkham,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Let the pan heat thoroughly, about three to five minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Meticulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulously. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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