scrupulously

Definition of scrupulouslynext

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Recent Examples of scrupulously The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 During his first state visit to the United States as monarch, Charles stayed scrupulously nonpartisan over the course of a 28-minute address to a joint meeting of Congress. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026 Florida attorneys general in both parties scrupulously minimized their secondary roles as partisan politicians. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 That’s like a flower scrupulously nudging out from between sidewalk slabs, a breath of fresh air. Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 And do it scrupulously and sustainably. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026 There were 25 pages of restrictions that actually prevented — if someone were to follow them scrupulously — them from using their software for very mundane, basic Department of Defense stuff. Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026 Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026 The club should scrupulously avoid the temptation to make the sort of age-gap trades that have repeatedly burned through Vancouver’s draft capital over the past decade. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulously
Adverb
  • But this year is different, and the roles are reversed; David and his uncle do the swapping while Peralta stands by to place each sticker carefully into the album.
    Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez, Curbed, 17 July 2026
  • Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Moreover, quality must be deeply sensory and meticulously crafted, fostering emotional memories through human connection and attention to detail.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • All of the most iconic images from the first movie — a young Moana interacting with an ocean that parts to greet her as a friend, the heroine, older and wiser, gazing out onto the horizon wistfully from her docked raft — are meticulously redone.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

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“Scrupulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulously. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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