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also methodic
as in systematic
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
a methodical study plan that included lists of points to memorize
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Recent Examples of methodical
There are long stretches of Johnny simply walking among the trees in search of his next target, but even the gnarliest kills are depicted with methodical precision.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Jamey VanVliet, special agent in charge with the Nashville ATF office said, their job has been a very methodical and scientific process.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
The 1978 portions of the storytelling are methodical and procedural, at their very best calling to mind David Fincher’s work in Zodiac.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
But certainly a methodical and coordinated approach beats what’s going on now.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Jamey VanVliet, special agent in charge with the Nashville ATF office said, their job has been a very methodical and scientific process.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
The 1978 portions of the storytelling are methodical and procedural, at their very best calling to mind David Fincher’s work in Zodiac.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
But certainly a methodical and coordinated approach beats what’s going on now.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodical
Adjective
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What America is experiencing now is the feature presentation, a systematic, full-frontal assault on our nation’s cultural and intellectual life.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Also, by overweighting the same securities through passive vehicles, investors’ holdings look like a sea of sameness, heightening systematic risk and limiting diversification.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the basis of their findings, the researchers have called for standardized eye protection guidelines, public awareness campaigns, and further research into injury prevention and long-term outcomes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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By the 1920s, advances in photography and halftone printing, along with increasingly standardized curricula, had brought yearbooks to most high schools.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Methodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodical. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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