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Recent Examples of painstakingly
Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
And their creators have painstakingly studied state laws to make sure their products are legal, even going to court to prove it.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The first fine-jewelry collaboration with the historic German porcelain manufacturer, Nymphenburg, features their intricate Cumberland design and reimagines Aaron pieces in 18-karat yellow gold and porcelain, each painstakingly hand-painted.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
But similar fossils were found more than a century ago in the same locale — though not excavated as painstakingly as these — that were dubbed mummies, and the term stuck.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Digging into the dry soil of a field in southern Germany, archaeologists hit some rocks and painstakingly unearthed a massive stone structure.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Hedda is a stunning reimagining that painstakingly and purposefully builds towards an astonishing climax.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 23 Oct. 2025
Rasoulof lingers over her wounds for a long time as Najmeh painstakingly removes each metal ball with tweezers, dumping them into a sink drenched in blood.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
And their creators have painstakingly studied state laws to make sure their products are legal, even going to court to prove it.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The first fine-jewelry collaboration with the historic German porcelain manufacturer, Nymphenburg, features their intricate Cumberland design and reimagines Aaron pieces in 18-karat yellow gold and porcelain, each painstakingly hand-painted.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
But similar fossils were found more than a century ago in the same locale — though not excavated as painstakingly as these — that were dubbed mummies, and the term stuck.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Digging into the dry soil of a field in southern Germany, archaeologists hit some rocks and painstakingly unearthed a massive stone structure.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Hedda is a stunning reimagining that painstakingly and purposefully builds towards an astonishing climax.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 23 Oct. 2025
Rasoulof lingers over her wounds for a long time as Najmeh painstakingly removes each metal ball with tweezers, dumping them into a sink drenched in blood.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstakingly
Adverb
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The dancing at the party scene had been meticulously blocked, but Trier urged the performers to cut loose.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The trails are meticulously maintained, winding through terrain that looks wild but is rarely out of reach.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Kings are also a deep team, working conscientiously to pass the torch from the Kopitar/Doughty generation to Byfield, Brandt Clarke and beyond.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Let the pan heat thoroughly, about three to five minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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No one seriously sought to challenge this international system; almost everyone sought to join it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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And my experience in nearly three years at the Fed is that everybody sitting around the table takes the job extremely seriously.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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At the same time, the 62-year-old said that smaller, more intimate meetings should be treated attentively.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Consider Josie, who listened attentively to the call that her Wall Street career was only the beginning of her professional achievements.—
James Patterson,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The founders have become valuable trophies in the ongoing culture wars, ardently claimed by both sides.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has ardently defended conservative family values.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But when Neon bought the film just before its world premiere — and later injected roughly $1 million into reshoots that don’t improve the story much — Stuckmann’s scrappy underdog became a mainstream Frankenstein’s monster some horror fans earnestly wanted to watch fail.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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When the country’s noblest values are being torn down with a wrecking ball, Gunn is earnestly telling stories that try to build them up, insisting that in a time of rising despair, hope is still punk rock.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Painstakingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstakingly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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