persnicketiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persnicketiness
Noun
  • Trump, by contrast, doesn’t seem to have any interest in precedence or subtlety.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • But devastation is only the culmination, and not the entirety, of Ruth’s journey, and Chalfant’s performance, for all its exquisite subtlety, is also furiously alive.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.
    Health, Health, 14 July 2025
  • Katie Smith Sloan, CEO of LeadingAge, which represents nonprofit care facilities, says homes around the country have been affected by the immigration tumult.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Fragmented compliance data can lead to blind spots, so create a single source of truth.
    Jesse Corn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • For Christie Brinkley, owning your truth is no bed of roses.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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“Persnicketiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persnicketiness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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