as in picky
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nitpicky
Adjective
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Pets can be pretty picky, especially with their food and water.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025 -
There is no such thing as a perfect candidate, so don’t be so darn picky.—
Michelle Jefferson,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The result is a five-star fun palace oozing maximalist glee that doesn’t skimp on finicky details.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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Hydrangeas can be a bit finicky and may take a few weeks to months to settle in.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Advertisement Anderson has been accused of many things: putting style before substance, being too sardonic as to lack emotionality, leaning too hard into nostalgia, becoming too fastidious for his own good.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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In the past several weeks, President Donald Trump, who has never been fastidious about separating public and private business, has been involved in a remarkable number of potential conflicts of interest.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Their elevated, but not fussy take on Southern food is truly exceptional.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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The compressive fabric and neckline work together to enhance smaller busts, while the stretchy material allows for all-day wear without feeling fussy or poking at the skin.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
13 May 2021
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The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.—
Christian Wiman,
The New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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One of its biggest beefs in recent years has been over U.S. moves to limit the access of Chinese companies to technology, and in particular to equipment and processes needed to produce the most advanced semiconductors.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Liquids in particular grew 50 percent at the retailer, thanks in part to Mary Ruth’s.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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All told, the specifics of memory and storage drive home that the Mac mini is far more suitable to mainstream users, while the Mac Studio is for a more exacting, professional market that needs those expensive, lofty levels of RAM and storage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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For the two musical interludes, Gaga was at her most exacting and confrontational.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s consumer is highly discerning, and bombarding them with product ads is insufficient.—
Joni Roberts,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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That will mark the Pixel 10 as the standard for all, the 9 Pro for the more discerning customer, and the 10 Pro XL as the phone that challenges the premium space.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Nitpicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpicky. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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