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as in systematically
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Recent Examples of meticulously
Fruit is hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in small lots, preserving freshness and precision before fermentation even begins.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Rookery History enthusiasts will love a stay at this Georgian gem of a hotel, meticulously styled with English antiques, oak wood paneling, and luxurious velvet drapes.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say these types of robberies, while rare, are meticulously planned and designed to overcome increasingly prevalent electronic surveillance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Tailored from opulent silk, the generously sized silk eye mask is meticulously crafted to protect skin and hair.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Drops were once reserved for hypebeasts and collectors buying items so meticulously handcrafted that they could be made only in ultra-limited qualities.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
What Michaels Says in the Trailer Michaels, who has meticulously controlled his public image across five decades, appears in candid form.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Speaking of sexy, Kristen Wiig, to borrow Pop Crave’s verbiage, stunned in a black silk dress, and Taylor, who has walked every red carpet body-first, wore a trompe l’oeil couture dress by Thom Browne with an artsy and meticulously pieced-together anatomical bodice.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Rookery History enthusiasts will love a stay at this Georgian gem of a hotel, meticulously styled with English antiques, oak wood paneling, and luxurious velvet drapes.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say these types of robberies, while rare, are meticulously planned and designed to overcome increasingly prevalent electronic surveillance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Tailored from opulent silk, the generously sized silk eye mask is meticulously crafted to protect skin and hair.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Drops were once reserved for hypebeasts and collectors buying items so meticulously handcrafted that they could be made only in ultra-limited qualities.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
What Michaels Says in the Trailer Michaels, who has meticulously controlled his public image across five decades, appears in candid form.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Speaking of sexy, Kristen Wiig, to borrow Pop Crave’s verbiage, stunned in a black silk dress, and Taylor, who has walked every red carpet body-first, wore a trompe l’oeil couture dress by Thom Browne with an artsy and meticulously pieced-together anatomical bodice.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
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The administration’s casual approach raises doubts about how carefully this consequential decision was considered.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The film unfolds through poetic and carefully composed images of the girls journeying through the mountainous landscape – an environment that reflects the girls’ inner world, according to Chen, capturing that fragile moment before childhood gives way to adulthood.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The 74-page publication wove together research, worker testimony and industry analysis—from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan—to argue that water risk in fashion’s supply chain is not being managed, but systematically pushed onto workers, communities and ecosystems.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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These services do the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
Adverb
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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.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Finally, Kavanaugh exhaustively lists other federal statutes that the president may invoke to impose tariffs without having to rely on IEEPA emergency powers.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Significantly, the right to vote was expanded comprehensively to include indigenous Maori women.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Arsenal are the only team to beat Bayern in Europe this season, doing so comprehensively with a 3-1 scoreline (in north London three weeks after that PSG game).—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Submerge charcoal in water until thoroughly cooled.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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Scheffler was thoroughly amused and looked to be in good spirits heading into Sunday.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Meticulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulously. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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