PAINSTAKINGLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

painstakingly

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as in meticulously

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Recent Examples of painstakingly The Sunflower Bean guitarist had spent the past two months writing and recording dozens of new songs, painstakingly tracking every instrument and vocal part on his own. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026 Without a unifying federal law, AI makers must painstakingly reconfigure their systems to comply with each state's unique stipulations, risking substantial penalties for non-compliance. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Meanwhile, the European Commission was swift in its defense of Spain—and the trade deal that was painstakingly finalized on June 25. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 For more than 25 years, Morrison has painstakingly researched the Bethlehem Steel club, compiling thousands of articles on his website about a team history had largely forgotten and where two of his great-uncles played. — Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Everything else, no matter how massive in scale or painstakingly rendered, is just sound and fury, not the master nor commander of anything. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

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Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Dashboards were updated, reports were reviewed and action logs were meticulously maintained.

— Mehmet Egilmezer, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of meticulously

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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

Definition of exhaustively

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By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of conscientiously

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Futurist, astrophysicist and sci-fi author David Brin pointed to asteroid mining, which several American companies, including AstroForge and TransAstra, are investigating seriously already.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Things started to seriously unravel a few months into filming for Jackass Forever mid-2020.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026

Definition of seriously

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Second, build trust and psychological safety by being open, admitting mistakes, and listening attentively.

— Anna Shields, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Two of my cousins, both women in their early 20s, came to sit behind me a few minutes into the interview, watching attentively.

— Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026

Definition of attentively

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And there is a shocking dearth of evidence to the contrary, given how ardently Peters and her supporters have clung to this narrative for the past six years.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Definition of ardently

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Corlys, one of few characters on the show who has survived long enough to ask for a favor in return for his service, shares his plan with Rhaenyra, asking her earnestly for public support from the crown.

— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Ukraine's strike campaign started out earnestly in 2024 but has significantly intensified this year, helping Ukraine gain momentum in a grueling war of attrition that has persisted for more than four years since Russia's full-scale invasion.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 June 2026

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