as in meticulous
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
she was always painstaking about her work
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Recent Examples of painstaking
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
For novel therapies, finding regulatory precedents used to be a painstaking process.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
However, after 2 1/2 months of painstaking swing adjustments, Campbell is in a better place.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
For more than 250 years, the fragrance house has built a reputation on an almost stubborn devotion to craftsmanship, even if such painstaking work takes years to perfect.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Anyhow, the film faced immense production challenges due to October 7, which jeopardized painstaking preproduction work in Palestine.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
For novel therapies, finding regulatory precedents used to be a painstaking process.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
However, after 2 1/2 months of painstaking swing adjustments, Campbell is in a better place.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
For more than 250 years, the fragrance house has built a reputation on an almost stubborn devotion to craftsmanship, even if such painstaking work takes years to perfect.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstaking
Adjective
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Still, for all the meticulous panning, the transition of power at the top of the City hierarchy is very different to what was expected to happen when Guardiola arrived in 2016.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Potashnick took skepticism as an invitation to share his process, bringing his roughly 100,000 TikTok followers behind the scenes and on frequent farm trips, offering a glimpse of his team’s meticulous operation.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jackie Young made 4-of-6 from the 3-point line as part of her efforts, finishing with 18 points, seven assists, and three steals, with Jewell Loyd (14 points) and Dana Evans (13 points) contributing well off the bench.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because Arthur and his lookalike neighbor are so physically similar, the poster and her neighbors have to be careful not to mix them up.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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This requires sterile environments and careful selection of the substrate.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet, the new Terminal 1 has several stores that take great pains to include local flair.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie is, in part, about the labor pains of its creator, the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now, in the years since his brother's death, Melvin says he's become increasingly conscientious about his own health.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers, over decades, tend to become more conscientious but less agreeable.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Be Relentlessly Persistent My mindset is relentless persistence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jamie was a loving son, husband and father.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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My friend Dexter Romweber died, who was a very kind, loving, and chaotic person with a ton going on and who ended up shaping me.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When shopping for supplements, be diligent about choosing products that contain quality ingredients and are made by reputable companies.—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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Identifying stocks that combine strong fundamentals with cheap valuations should remain a priority for diligent investors.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstaking. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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