scrupulously

adverb

Definition of scrupulouslynext
as in carefully

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Recent Examples of scrupulously This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulously
  1. carefully
  2. conscientiously
  3. meticulously
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  • After securing Swift in its grasp, LINK will carefully fire its three ion thrusters, aiming to boost the observatory back to its original orbit over the course of two to three months.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of carefully
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  • One way in which Wounaan do so is conscientiously sharing and redistributing food, money, wisdom and the like to foster equity.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of conscientiously
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  • Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine schedule is meticulously designed from decades of research, timing doses to protect children when most vulnerable, not arbitrarily.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of meticulously

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“Scrupulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulously. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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