as in carefulness
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
the admirable scrupulousness with which they performed every step of the experiment
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This carefulness is clearly strategic.
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There was no carefulness in it.
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In the filing, Lively’s lawyers say there’s a reason for their meticulousness.
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But all that meticulousness only accentuates the oddities.
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In June 2024, Kelce and Swift were at the center of worldwide attention, even though their relationship wasn’t even a year old.
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The retro ensemble caught the attention of fans and press everywhere.
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Empathy, service orientation and conscientiousness are genuine assets the for-profit world could learn from.
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Two programs Dudamel led in March were powerful examples of civic conscientiousness.
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The government sets prices One basic reason why doctors earn a lot is that medical care costs a lot, researchers say.
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Talat’s mocktails display the same thoughtfulness, intention and care as the food.
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Survivors chose their words with a precision that came from living through things most of us cannot imagine.
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At least within the precision limits of the Perseverance’s instruments, the material roughly matches terrestrial kerogen.
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“Scrupulousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulousness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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