persnicketiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persnicketiness
Noun
  • Or is this a kind of fastidiousness of yours?
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The filmmaking is precise and refined, but free of the self-conscious fastidiousness that often passes for style on the international festival circuit.
    Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Best Gifts for Virgo Individuals with Virgo sun signs are characterized by their organization, meticulousness, and practicality.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The striking arrow shapes are an empowering accessory, yet there’s a subtlety in the muted bronze, ebony, and antique diamonds (which have a softer shimmer than modern cuts).
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Harper has a good feel for finding the subtleties in straightforward situations to create an advantage.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The strike, the largest ever for Kaiser unions, began less than a week ago, with the healthcare giant flying in thousands of replacement staff from around the country to fill critical patient care jobs.
    Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And there’s no denying the importance of county health services, which treat 40% of county residents and deliver 80% of trauma care.
    Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then there’s Frederik, a mercurial sort who’s a truth teller and can sometimes be found conducting loud classical music while cooking a gourmet meal.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As other seemingly unconnected incidents start to happen around her (one friend goes missing, another is attacked), conspiracies are everywhere and Chloe must try to separate truth from fiction while fearing for her life.
    Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Persnicketiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persnicketiness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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