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Recent Examples of scrupulously
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.
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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
Inside, a nostalgic feast of Italian maximalism has been scrupulously returned to its former glory by Alfio Puglisi, whose family have owned this shrunk-in-the-wash, flamboyant palazzo since the 17th century.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Inside, a nostalgic feast of Italian maximalism has been scrupulously returned to its former glory by Alfio Puglisi, whose family have owned this shrunk-in-the-wash, flamboyant palazzo since the 17th century.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulously
Adverb
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In reality, every burn is carefully planned by fire departments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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That, Shelton said, was expected with Prielipp’s workload pre-planned to be around 75 or 80 pitches as the Twins carefully monitor his workload.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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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
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An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But when the 27-year-old uploaded 16 years of meticulously kept medical records into ChatGPT, the machine reported that Morgan was suffering from a different ailment than the one diagnosed by doctors.—
Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scrupulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulously. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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