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Recent Examples of nitpicky
There are those who hate offside review and thought this was another example of a nitpicky replay taking a perfectly valid goal off the board.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Rice cleaners are pedantic and nitpicky.
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Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2026
Brown said Powell could be nitpicky.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
People might be critical or nitpicky.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Readers will enjoy the narrator’s descriptions of his famously nitpicky job.
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Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr. 2025
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Rice cleaners are pedantic and nitpicky.
—
Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2026
Brown said Powell could be nitpicky.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
People might be critical or nitpicky.
—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Readers will enjoy the narrator’s descriptions of his famously nitpicky job.
—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nitpicky
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McLaughlin admits that years of parenting picky eaters helped inspire the central idea behind the project.
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Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
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The idea of apps like Partiful are to eliminate the need for finicky email threads and groupchats with a bunch of unknown numbers by instead putting all the info – guest list, event details and photos – in one place.
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Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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Diana was fastidious about controlling her narrative.
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.
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Visually, Jaron’s clean lines and subtle stitching give it a timeless look that is anything but fussy.
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The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.
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The 5-star analyst highlighted that Pinterest has delivered double-digit global user growth for ten consecutive quarters, with his May data analysis indicating particular momentum in the second quarter of 2026.
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And Freddie becomes a bag man for the civil rights movement, and the Rumford Act in particular.
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Alex Ross dives into the œuvre of a thinker whose work was omnivorous, exacting, and hopeful.
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The restoration required four years of work, during which local artisans carefully restored the frescoes and ceilings in accordance with the most exacting traditional standards.
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Besides the aforementioned picks, Hartmann has answered the requests of its most discerning customers by rolling out — quite literally — the bestselling Reserve Carry-On, now complementing the new Reserve Carryall Tote and Reserve Waist Bag.
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For the most discerning mixologist, only pure, flavorless, slow-melting ice will do.
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“Nitpicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpicky. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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