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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
  • The product is applied to dry lengths and ends and works diligently to tame flyaways once you’re done drying.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That said, while these rates are some of the best available now, savers may be able to find even higher options by diligently shopping around online.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 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
  • Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors already facing sluggish demand, fierce competition and cutthroat price wars.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Roberts saluted Díaz for working hard to get back to an uncertain assignment.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • By the end of the meeting, even with their reservations, the aldermen present at City Hall stood resolutely behind the deal.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Though unanimously respected and resolutely opposed to Zionism, Barnston was aging.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As the Israeli media focussed intently on the incursion, Einhorn grew restless about the progress of the pro-Qatar campaign.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 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
  • According to this data, starting in the 1990s, ice began disappearing more intensely.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • If key artificial intelligence players like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are included, the trillion-dollar company cohort has become intensely concentrated within artificial intelligence and its upstream and downstream supply chains.
    — , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensely
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“Sedulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedulously. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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