as in scrupulousness
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Recent Examples of scrupulosity
His efforts to repent led him into a spiral of extreme scrupulosity.
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Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
His function is purely semiotic, and objections to him are hardly rooted in scrupulosity about matters of fact or logic.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
There was no attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened, no rigor, no scrupulosity, no care for the actual event.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
His function is purely semiotic, and objections to him are hardly rooted in scrupulosity about matters of fact or logic.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
There was no attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened, no rigor, no scrupulosity, no care for the actual event.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulosity
Noun
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Elsewhere, an extra treat out of the showcase was this exclusive interview with Bullet Train Explosion director Shinji Higuchi, who talked casting singer-actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and the morality behind the film.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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There are great Star Wars projects and terrible Star Wars projects, but even the best ones, like Empire Strikes Back, are framed in relative black-and-white morality, designed to evoke the kid-friendly pulp and adventure stories that George Lucas loved so much as a child.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather, the influencers who extol offal’s virtues seem to do so on the basis of its nutrient density.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Modern business culture is in a constant state of evolution, and what was once seen as a virtue can sometimes be misinterpreted as a vice.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2022 alone, the state shipped nearly $24 billion of nuts, rice, tomatoes and other tasty goodness around the world.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Jones was a tremendous raconteur and an even better writer—his words, my goodness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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After a brief honeymoon period over the summer, when Harris mocked Trump instead of denouncing him, the campaign gave way to a more familiar Democratic posture of ethical rectitude enlivened by flutters of hysteria.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Even 456, for all his moral rectitude, seems panicked.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Scrupulosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulosity. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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