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Recent Examples of painstakingly
The team has spent more than two years painstakingly gathering, reviewing and cataloguing evidence from the attack.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Getlin describes the admission as a vulnerable one for Pulisic, who has painstakingly cultivated his public image.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Among all these elaborate and painstakingly studied novelties, loaves of barbari, the bread that kicked it off, await almost humbly.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Next on the docket is a facial before finally putting on the golden goddess outfit that she’s been painstakingly planning.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
As Grann starts to painstakingly reconstruct Fawcett’s voyages on the page, the longtime New Yorker staff writer also gets caught up in Fawcett’s mania.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Long-term federal gang and violence cases are built deliberately and painstakingly.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Swift was painstakingly recreating four of her earlier albums to own them outright.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Getlin describes the admission as a vulnerable one for Pulisic, who has painstakingly cultivated his public image.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Among all these elaborate and painstakingly studied novelties, loaves of barbari, the bread that kicked it off, await almost humbly.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Next on the docket is a facial before finally putting on the golden goddess outfit that she’s been painstakingly planning.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
As Grann starts to painstakingly reconstruct Fawcett’s voyages on the page, the longtime New Yorker staff writer also gets caught up in Fawcett’s mania.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Long-term federal gang and violence cases are built deliberately and painstakingly.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Swift was painstakingly recreating four of her earlier albums to own them outright.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstakingly
Adverb
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That couldn't be more different from the Chinese approach, which is deliberate and meticulously planned.—
Jennifer Pak,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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Last week, in a three-level car rental parking garage meticulously converted into an event space in downtown San Francisco, Anthropic put on its second annual Code with Claude developer conference.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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First, Frank Walsh and a number of other commissioners supported Manly’s 141-page report, which exhaustively documented inequality and injustice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Rinse the board thoroughly with clean water.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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The testimony of Shivon Zilis — senior Musk adviser, former OpenAI board member and mother of four of his children — showed how thoroughly personal and professional relationships overlapped inside early OpenAI.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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The storytelling, however, is padded and repetitive, meaning this 149-minute movie never quite takes escapist flight, while also remaining hard to take altogether seriously.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Then a voice disorder, then a bout of tuberculosis (seriously).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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The flock attentively listened to the rules of crime solving from George’s books and put all that deductive reasoning to work when George is found dead.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Horner looked attentively at Strand, but didn’t display any visible sign of emotion.—
Harriet Ramos
May 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
Adverb
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The two Cuban American Republicans co-owned a house in Tallahassee, celebrated family events together and ardently opposed Venezuela’s socialist government when both went to Washington at the same time — Rubio elected to the Senate, Rivera to the House.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dobbins ardently believes that’s going to happen.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Scenes of the humanist Mann speaking earnestly to auditoriums full of people who likely do not hear him are strangely resonant with today.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Liu earnestly flipped through her packet.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Painstakingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstakingly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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