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Recent Examples of painstakingly
In these stretches, where characters painstakingly explain to one another their schemes or motivations or histories, the ratio of exposition to action can get frustratingly high.
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Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Clearing them is painstakingly slow and dangerous, and the World Bank estimates the effort could stretch over years and cost more than $37 billion.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The opening chapters of Sense and Sensibility are painstakingly precise about money.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Coupled with electronic warfare systems used by both sides to take drones off course, the escalating air war may heighten the risk of direct military engagement between Russia and NATO, which both appear to have painstakingly avoided so far, Nichita Gurcov from ACLED told Newsweek.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Ensconced in a historic palazzo in the city’s San Frediano neighborhood—long a haven for artisans—Moleria Locchi earned its reputation in the 1800s for painstakingly restoring glass and crystal treasures ranging from antique goblets to Murano candelabras.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
At the gala that Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Bianca (Joy Sunday), and Principal Dort (Steve Buscemi) have painstakingly planned, Agnes volunteers to dance with Enid during her solo because she’s spied on Enid while invisible and knows all the moves.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
They are often depopulated, shot painstakingly on large-format film and in color.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Clearing them is painstakingly slow and dangerous, and the World Bank estimates the effort could stretch over years and cost more than $37 billion.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The opening chapters of Sense and Sensibility are painstakingly precise about money.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Coupled with electronic warfare systems used by both sides to take drones off course, the escalating air war may heighten the risk of direct military engagement between Russia and NATO, which both appear to have painstakingly avoided so far, Nichita Gurcov from ACLED told Newsweek.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Ensconced in a historic palazzo in the city’s San Frediano neighborhood—long a haven for artisans—Moleria Locchi earned its reputation in the 1800s for painstakingly restoring glass and crystal treasures ranging from antique goblets to Murano candelabras.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
At the gala that Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Bianca (Joy Sunday), and Principal Dort (Steve Buscemi) have painstakingly planned, Agnes volunteers to dance with Enid during her solo because she’s spied on Enid while invisible and knows all the moves.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
They are often depopulated, shot painstakingly on large-format film and in color.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstakingly
Adverb
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But the Jays provided Fisher with needed rest by meticulously scheduling his outings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most of those winners have been exhaustively showcased on our site.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Their worry sharpens their focus and pushes them to prepare more thoroughly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The scripts honestly don’t have a clue who Jake is, and Law’s performance is thoroughly unfocused, if emotionally persuasive at moments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This makes the AirLight Pro more efficient (less heat is lost to the air), less damaging (not as much heat is needed to dry your hair), and seriously speedy.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bank is advising its clients to take that change seriously, Sarah Kapnick, its global head of climate advisory, told Semafor.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The professional training, with Gravitas Golden Retrievers in Fresno, California, involved teaching Jamie to walk attentively on a leash and ignore distractions in public.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wilson then pulled up his iPhone to show me, over our Zoom call, to show a video of Win sitting attentively in front of his Speed Snap set.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Someone who understands their own core beliefs, values and mission—and sticks to them ardently.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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So my relationship with it had been more verbal and lyrical, and seeing a production that was so ardently about the physical experience of Hamlet… that really left a mark on me.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Among them, lithium mining is a dirty process, and the new president will need to safeguard the environment in the host areas once such mining earnestly gets underway.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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No one can credibly claim that X under Musk is trying to be neutral, or build a better political arena, as Bluesky, whatever its flaws, has earnestly tried to do.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the last few releases, Apple has added and continuously improved support for external game controllers, added a low-latency Game Mode, and introduced the Game Porting Toolkit, a collection of translation layers that helps developers test native Windows games on the Mac without modification.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Painstakingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstakingly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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