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sedulously

adverb

Definition of sedulouslynext
as in diligently
with great effort or determination sedulously devoted herself to completing the project on time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedulously
  1. diligently
  2. intensively
  3. assiduously
  4. hard
  5. resolutely
  6. intently
  7. doggedly
  8. intensely
Adverb
  • Just be sure to diligently shop around before making a final decision and don't forget to explore your online CD account options as online banks often offer more competitive rates and terms than banks with in-person branch locations do.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The bad news for Democrats is that Republicans will spend the next two months working diligently to change that.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of diligently
Adverb
  • The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.
    — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Whalers hunted bowheads intensively in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pushing them towards extinction.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensively
Adverb
  • Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of assiduously
Adverb
  • The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Soon, the dance floor filled, with Doja Cat among those going hardest.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • In fact, Mickes and Wixted have found that, in many exoneration cases, a witness resolutely identified a person in court despite having dithered and debated during the initial photo lineup.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Downstairs remains resolutely public — and arguably more interesting.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • Jonathan Skolnik positioned himself at the corner of the model nearest lower Manhattan and began tracing his family's history across the five boroughs as his son, Tosha, listened intently.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Zvyagintsev intently places the intimate domestic conflict against the bleak geopolitical backdrop, a hallmark of his filmmaking for decades.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of intently
Adverb
  • As an aside, the rush to depose Romo continues to gain steam even though one of the voices that carries the most weight around CBS has remained doggedly silent.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no question that David Ellison, the doggedly ambitious CEO of Paramount Skydance, loves movies and filmmaking.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of doggedly
Adverb
  • Each review sucks rhythm and emotion out of an intensely rhythmic and emotional sport.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Our show launched in early 2021, when the pandemic was going pretty intensely.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensely
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“Sedulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedulously. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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