as in meticulous
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
she was always painstaking about her work
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Recent Examples of painstaking
Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This painstaking process was not the exception.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Mueller was driven by a career-long passion for the painstaking work of building successful criminal cases.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition was the subject of months of painstaking refurbishment.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
One of the most painstaking architectural renewals in recent Los Angeles memory has finally pulled a world-class jewel of modern architecture from obscurity.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This painstaking process was not the exception.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Mueller was driven by a career-long passion for the painstaking work of building successful criminal cases.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition was the subject of months of painstaking refurbishment.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstaking
Adjective
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As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Their meticulous waste sorting systems make sustainable practices easier for staff to follow.—
Srinidhi Polkampally,
STAT,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Castle Rock offered grants to support efforts to commemorate the 150th anniversary.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Each product is designed to work synergistically, delivering visible results with minimal effort, no guesswork involved.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Grandmother explains how each plant helps humans ease aches and pains, as well as offering good foods like honey from the bees that drink from plants.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the problem with utilitarianism is that just as the subjective, first-person experiences of sensory perceptions cannot be compared among individuals, neither can pleasures and pains.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Altman, by contrast, came across as refreshingly conscientious.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But the uncertainty surrounding the club (head coach Gareth Taylor wasn’t hired until three weeks before the season started, while the club had lost Smith and club captain Taylor Hinds to Arsenal) was anathema to someone so conscientious.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Both represent persistence, innovation, and trusting our instincts.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the collection expanded—through donations, acquisitions, and O’Connor’s persistence.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Both books also feature difficult loving relationships between a mother and a teen daughter.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Your empath will thank you for giving them a loving, supportive village.—
Laura Wheatman Hill,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, be diligent because mint spreads rapidly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iran is taking diligent steps to ensure only certain vessels are able to pass, prioritizing countries with friendlier relations or ships with links to their own trade.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstaking. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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