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Adjective
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Finding fault that someone is smiling is really picky.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025 -
Don’t let anyone convince you that having standards is the same as being too picky.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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But momentum — a finicky word this time of year — swung massively in their favour in the third period of Game 4.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Star Wars fans can be a finicky bunch, but Tony Gilroy has been fearless, much like the series creator George Lucas, in delivering to them.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Aside from Howard Hughes, Enzo Ferrari was Mann’s white whale: a fastidious man who was excellent at his job and attempted to bury—yet was consumed by—overwhelming emotional torment.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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The fastidious formality of Monsieur Gustave H. exists right alongside his matter-of-fact vulgarity, a combination that Fiennes nails with astounding precision.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Flamboyant, fast-talking Southerner Georgia stands out among the fussy, provincial New England set.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
13 May 2021
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The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.—
Christian Wiman,
The New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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The comments from Samoan viewers in particular meant the world to her.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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But my contract got particular traction, maybe because of the circumstances.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the more exacting standard raises questions about whether Tennessee’s law would survive.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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All told, the specifics of memory and storage drive home that the Mac mini is far more suitable to mainstream users, while the Mac Studio is for a more exacting, professional market that needs those expensive, lofty levels of RAM and storage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As investors become more discerning, later-stage businesses can’t rely on blanket or generalist funding sources.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That’s why more discerning buyers are setting their sights on The Village of Loch Lloyd, a hidden treasure on the southern edge of the metro.—
Loch Lloyd Residential Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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“Nitpicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpicky. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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