industrious
adjective
in·dus·tri·ous
in-ˈdə-strē-əs 
1
: constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
an industrious worker
industriously
adverb
industriousness
noun
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Examples of industrious in a Sentence
He is an industrious worker.
an industrious worker who never seems to sleep
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Humans’ desire for timber and space for parking lots and shopping centers eventually proved too much for even the most industrious squirrel, and the long emigrations eventually ended.
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics.
—Bill Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Melania Trump also wasn’t known to be the most industrious of first ladies, according to Rogers.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The European badger: industrious, nocturnal, nattily dressed in black-and-white stripes.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics.
—Bill Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Melania Trump also wasn’t known to be the most industrious of first ladies, according to Rogers.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The European badger: industrious, nocturnal, nattily dressed in black-and-white stripes.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Industrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrious. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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industrious
adjective
in·dus·tri·ous
in-ˈdəs-trē-əs
: constantly or regularly active or occupied
an industrious farmer
industriously
adverb
industriousness
noun
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