as in meticulous
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
she was always painstaking about her work
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Recent Examples of painstaking
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The tactics needed to overcome these entrenched and dangerous attitudes require slow and painstaking work on multiple fronts.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said coming to an agreement on peace with Ukraine is likely to be a long and painstaking process.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The painstaking process of reassembling these fragments has been a monumental undertaking, experts say, akin to solving an immense historical puzzle.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 20 June 2025
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Noun
This painstaking level of attention continues through the process of creating all of the desserts.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The tactics needed to overcome these entrenched and dangerous attitudes require slow and painstaking work on multiple fronts.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said coming to an agreement on peace with Ukraine is likely to be a long and painstaking process.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The painstaking process of reassembling these fragments has been a monumental undertaking, experts say, akin to solving an immense historical puzzle.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painstaking
Adjective
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But there was a time Emily Deschanel, who played the meticulous forensic anthropologist through 12 seasons of Bones, got scolded for being just that — and the memory still makes the star emotional.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Every visual element, on the sets and on the actors, looks like it has been placed there with meticulous intention.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
11 July 2025
Noun
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His comments came as national governments blocked significant merger efforts, not due to strategy, but due to politics.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Those stockpiling efforts surged this year as steep — and unexpectedly expansive — tariffs came into view and during periods in which they were postponed or lessened.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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However, later in the day, be careful about jumping to conclusions when dealing with others.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The takeaway: Be careful about triggering too many credit inquiries.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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The documents included emails, personal essays and other academic records, which showed Crooks to be a conscientious and intelligent college student with an interest in engineering as well as a clear skepticism of the federal government and corporations.—
Emily Mae Czachor
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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More than 70% of participants were classified as open-minded, conscientious, and emotionally stable, suggesting the sample may not reflect the broader personality distribution in the general population, the authors noted.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The theme is echoed in videos exploring contemporary Australian bark-cloth painting, and the persistence of masquerade traditions across Africa.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Your experience illustrates the importance of persistence and following up.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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More from Think Texas: 'Loyal and loving native son': Ben Johnson writes compelling yet critical history of Texas The Runaway Scrape set the mold.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The actress not only received laughs as the loving and witty wife of her husband, George, but also made television history.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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That takes diligent work – sifting through records, tracking down the people with the key information, sometimes fighting to get that information made public.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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That scouts regard Bogaerts as one of MLB’s most diligent workers is actually concerning.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painstaking. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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