punctiliously

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Adverb
  • He was formally named to the United States’ roster on Thursday and is the only member of the US’ gold-winning Olympic team on the 25-man preliminary roster.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Reuters previously reported that North Korea revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, reflecting Kim’s push to formally treat the two Koreas as separate states.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Adverb
  • Lighter, looser and more human, carefully tuned to supporters who value personality as much as performance.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • As grieving attendees lined up to pay respects to the children, one woman shut her eyes after peering at one of the children, Kayla, who wore a white dress, her fingernails carefully painted pink.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Adverb
  • Markus Redmond rounded out the cast as orderly turned EMT Raymond.
    Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • When everything said on stage, on a podcast, or in an earnings call can be systematically indexed and analyzed for consistency, contradiction, and consensus, the nature of public statements tends to change.
    Gina Chua, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
  • Sylvie systematically deconstructs Suzanna’s world.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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