methodically

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Recent Examples of methodically The healthcare industry must methodically overcome these barriers through research, collaboration and governance. Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 They were used to train death investigators and that's, they were developed to teach people to look very methodically at every detail of a crime scene. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025 OnePay, created by Walmart in 2021 alongside venture firm Ribbit Capital, has methodically built out its offerings in a bid to become an American super app akin to overseas offerings like WeChat or Alipay. Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 What’s striking about Prop Store’s work — at least to this civilian IndieWire staffer who has never won a live auction bid on eBay — is just how methodically each item is documented and vetted, even sometimes restored. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 Lukich said the water main break did not impact water pressure in the village, which provided the Department of Public Works an opportunity to address the situation methodically. Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 Normally, when a USAID project ends, its leftover, usable goods get methodically inventoried, then distributed to other projects or local partners who can put them to good use. Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 The wrecks are time machines, and getting inside one is the payoff for what, in some cases, may have been decades of research and painstaking searches using sonar to methodically probe thousands of miles of open water. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 When his father is killed, Chihiro takes one of the swords for himself and begins methodically hunting the murderers down. Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodically
systematically
Adverb
  • Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Methodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodically. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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