as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
through the diligence and ingenuity of a single detective, the gang's ringleader was finally caught
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Recent Examples of diligence
Katie Woo covers these Cards for The Athletic with diligence and care, even when the going gets tough.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Being in the room and witnessing the diligence of students and others firsthand who walked throughout the expansive space to connect with their peers was moving.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
In the midst of a society that, as we are told by one of the characters in Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir, is characterized by diligence and modesty, young Fuki Okita (Yui Suzuki) is living on instinct and imagination.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The Commission will continue to carry out its duties with diligence and integrity.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 May 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Being in the room and witnessing the diligence of students and others firsthand who walked throughout the expansive space to connect with their peers was moving.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
In the midst of a society that, as we are told by one of the characters in Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir, is characterized by diligence and modesty, young Fuki Okita (Yui Suzuki) is living on instinct and imagination.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The Commission will continue to carry out its duties with diligence and integrity.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
Noun
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Michael Manley, the prime minister at the time, had asked Bob Marley and the Wailers to play the Smile Jamaica concert in an effort to calm tensions in the country.—
Natalie Meade,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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At the behest of the president, numerous federal agencies have undertaken aggressive, invasive initiatives to crack down on immigration, police speech, investigate political opponents, curtail US public health efforts and emergency preparedness, and more.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
Noun
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These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 Mar. 2023
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Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2021
Noun
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Medium-bodied with excellent ripeness, good acidity and persistence.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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That persistence of the idea itself is kind of an artwork.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In theory, tariffs protected developing industries in their vulnerable early stages.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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From his view, the modeling industry has a lack of models of Middle Eastern heritage, especially male ones.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2025
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The issue was first brought to the judge's attention while court was in session on June 10.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The group said that in order to pull attention away from the display of military grandeur, No Kings would specifically not demonstrate in Washington on Saturday, and instead host their largest demonstration in Philadelphia - the city known as the birthplace of America.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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