pains·tak·ing
ˈpān-ˌstā-kiŋ 
: taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
painstaking research
painstaking tasks
painstaking accuracy
: the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort
… greater painstaking to achieve incidental verisimilitude and accuracy of detail …—
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Examples of painstaking in a Sentence
Adjective
The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.
she was always painstaking about her work
Recent Examples on the WebAdam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
For example, applying for a government contract, which includes going through a painstaking request-for-proposal process, could take six to eight hours.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 3 Sep. 2024
Genetic analysis is revealing new vulnerabilities and syndromes; painstaking field work has built the foundation for risk prediction tools; cell therapies are moving toward clinical trials.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
Soon after, National Geographic began documenting the painstaking excavation and reconstruction in collaboration with the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, which became the subject of the magazine's September issue.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Its interior took another four weeks of painstaking work.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
For example, applying for a government contract, which includes going through a painstaking request-for-proposal process, could take six to eight hours.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 3 Sep. 2024
Genetic analysis is revealing new vulnerabilities and syndromes; painstaking field work has built the foundation for risk prediction tools; cell therapies are moving toward clinical trials.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
Soon after, National Geographic began documenting the painstaking excavation and reconstruction in collaboration with the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, which became the subject of the magazine's September issue.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Painstaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painstaking. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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