as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
through the diligence and ingenuity of a single detective, the gang's ringleader was finally caught
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Recent Examples of diligence
McNally applied particular diligence to choosing the best location, consulting public land-use records to find an underserved spot: Prince Street in Nolita.
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Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
But the council could have perhaps uncovered the fraud earlier with more diligence, a state audit report suggested.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Darnold’s diligence and accountability raised expectations and refined an approach that is unaltered, regardless of last Sunday’s result against the Detroit Lions.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
This almost never happened with the canaries, who removed the husk with extraordinary diligence and skill.
—Maja Mielke, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
But the council could have perhaps uncovered the fraud earlier with more diligence, a state audit report suggested.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Darnold’s diligence and accountability raised expectations and refined an approach that is unaltered, regardless of last Sunday’s result against the Detroit Lions.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
This almost never happened with the canaries, who removed the husk with extraordinary diligence and skill.
—Maja Mielke, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
Noun
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As Maine continues to see more shark detections in its waters, studies like this will be crucial in ensuring that shark conservation efforts continue while also keeping human safety a priority.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Saturday as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started the previous day in an area within the Blue Ridge Mountains.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 Mar. 2023
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Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2021
Noun
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That’s the inventor’s playbook: Patience, persistence, and an ambitious plan.—
Stephen Key,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the last year alone, Davis notes scientists have published important work in a variety of areas — on blood clotting, the impacts of exercise, evidence of viral persistence in the spinal cord, and loss of blood flow to the brain, to name just a few.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Gamergate did force more people in the tech industry to reckon with abuse and harassment.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The show covers a lot of what happens in the gaming industry, like working on expansions, learning a film studio wants to make a movie adaptation, dealing with crunch and more.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Those accomplishments caught a Sacramento State coach’s attention and he was eventually offered a scholarship and financial aid to attend and train at the university.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Thank you for your attention to this matter and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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