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
Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Aaron Jackson, a member of the department’s dive team who helped recover the bodies during a painstaking search process that lasted several weeks.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The innovative design is a result of countless hours of painstaking research and numerous prototypes, in collaboration with Chief Engineer Norm Tolentino, a former SpaceX aerospace engineer and girl-dad, who completely understood the vital importance of Bestie's mission.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Over painstaking months, Magellan turned 16 terabytes of data into a life size digital model — accurate to about a centimeter — that viewers can fly through, walk on and rotate.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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The painstaking process wound up taking years, given that the fragile manuscript had been recycled inside a book that was itself centuries old.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Aaron Jackson, a member of the department’s dive team who helped recover the bodies during a painstaking search process that lasted several weeks.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The innovative design is a result of countless hours of painstaking research and numerous prototypes, in collaboration with Chief Engineer Norm Tolentino, a former SpaceX aerospace engineer and girl-dad, who completely understood the vital importance of Bestie's mission.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Over painstaking months, Magellan turned 16 terabytes of data into a life size digital model — accurate to about a centimeter — that viewers can fly through, walk on and rotate.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstaking
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Transforming an interview dilemma into an eight-figure brand, Jenny Lei is building Freja New York with meticulous intention while redefining what luxury means in the vegan accessories space.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Her meticulous research and historical erudition are legendary, and her belief in the magic of fashion is unwavering.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump has argued otherwise saying in his order that rather than fostering unity, ''the widespread effort to rewrite history deepens societal divides and fosters a sense of national shame, disregarding the progress America has made.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a high-profile dispute over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This careful search led Phan's team to a single object, a tiny dot in the infrared data.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Her empathetic approach and careful unfolding of Dean’s story — particularly the bond between mother and son — reflect the very best of British documentary filmmaking.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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Competence: Intelligent, dependable, wise, principled, conscientious • Sophistication: Elegant, composed, worldly, confident, tactful • Ruggedness: Tough, athletic, sturdy, outdoorsy, reliable Most businesses focus on a couple of these.—
Sabine Leveiller,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Less conscientious importers, Fetyani explains, will often bring the car to the port and leave the owner to figure it out from there.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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OpenAI recommends including three key reminders in all agent prompts: persistence (keeping going until resolution), tool-calling (using available tools rather than guessing), and planning (thinking before acting).—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zaragoza’s persistence, and Martinez’s gamble to uproot his family, were massively rewarded in the years that followed.—
Joshua Korber Hoffman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These institutions make our lives sweet, loving and creative, rather than nasty, brutish and short.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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These passages also reinforced his vision of a more inclusive and loving church, one that follows the example set by Jesus in the Gospels.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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This means investors need to conduct diligent research into both financial and ethical factors.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Kai seems like a sweet kid — a diligent server, a talented performer, loyal to Paula despite being tempted by her best friend, Olivia (played by Sydney Sweeney).—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstaking. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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