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Recent Examples of painstakingly
But first, the rocket and spacecraft must make a painstakingly slow, 4-mile trek from the hangar to the launchpad.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
It’s been dried, stripped of bark, sanded to silky smoothness, stained, sealed and painstakingly carved.
—Kathy Gurchiek, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
But that doesn't mean nail artist Tom Bachik hasn't put painstakingly beautiful details into it.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
The true answer is a bit of everything—the home, originally built in the late 17th century, has been painstakingly restored according to ancient construction techniques so as not to lose any of its character.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
As airport security lines have grown painstakingly long in some places, the intensifying impacts of the shutdown are starting to hit Americans more acutely.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
But that is often the nature of a successful compromise, which is greatly needed and has been painstakingly pursued, McElroy-Anderson said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
It was painstakingly dismantled, transported, reassembled, and renovated—before debuting as Somoza several years later.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
It’s been dried, stripped of bark, sanded to silky smoothness, stained, sealed and painstakingly carved.
—Kathy Gurchiek, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
But that doesn't mean nail artist Tom Bachik hasn't put painstakingly beautiful details into it.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
The true answer is a bit of everything—the home, originally built in the late 17th century, has been painstakingly restored according to ancient construction techniques so as not to lose any of its character.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
As airport security lines have grown painstakingly long in some places, the intensifying impacts of the shutdown are starting to hit Americans more acutely.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
But that is often the nature of a successful compromise, which is greatly needed and has been painstakingly pursued, McElroy-Anderson said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
It was painstakingly dismantled, transported, reassembled, and renovated—before debuting as Somoza several years later.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstakingly
Adverb
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Expect meticulously maintained fields and educational opportunities alongside your photo ops.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpet lighting — meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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In 1938, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins advised that the disease could be prevented if dust controls were conscientiously applied.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The observers are taught to conscientiously follow the law, including traffic rules, and to try to avoid physical confrontation with federal agents.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Publix is one of the many Florida fixtures that Damon takes very seriously.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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But their hopes were further dashed in November when a shooting in Washington killed one National Guard member and seriously injured another.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Lilian watched the children attentively.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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But my interpreter and guide, Alex Kotchev, a Bulgarian who has spent more than two decades living and eating attentively in Sapporo, steered me instead to Menya Saimi, in a sleepy residential neighborhood a half hour's subway ride from the city center.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The two Cuban American Republicans co-owned a house in Tallahassee, celebrated family events together and ardently opposed Venezuela’s socialist government when both went to Washington at the same time — Rubio elected to the Senate, Rivera to the House.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dobbins ardently believes that’s going to happen.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump never intended to earnestly negotiate with Iran.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Her subjects swing from making ASMR content out of printer sounds to earnestly explaining the various coil sizes for book binding.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Painstakingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstakingly. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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