as in attention
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
the meticulosity with which she placed each piece of china, crystal, and silver on the table
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Noun
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This, too, is one function of invention: giving people something that pulls them away from what is real, aching for their attention, their action, their care.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025 -
His reporting first brought the police murder of Laquan McDonald case to public attention.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses are being withheld from necessary treatments while those fleeing war are being denied important emergency medical care.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit settled last week contends Rhines will forever require home assistance, medical care and supervision.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Harvey is a stellar writer, placing words with delicate precision on the blank sky of the page; her sentences of dazzling beauty won her the 2024 Booker Prize.—
Barbara Ellis,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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For anyone working in the tech and engineering fields, the P2 is something of a game-changer thanks to its precision and accuracy of ±1.5°C, allowing for detailed inspection of circuit boards.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other products with a high concentration of Mexican imports include tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, jalapenos, limes and mangos, Miller said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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While generally considered safe under proper medical supervision, hyperbaric chambers pose risks, including fire hazards due to the high oxygen concentration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The study used the HEXACO Personality Inventory to determine key six personality traits: honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, emotional stability, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to new experiences will enhance both your ability to find and keep the right job, as well as the right partner.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The class included videos on the Tuskegee Airmen and Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, who were the first Black and female pilots (white women, take heed), respectively, to fly for the U.S. military.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Congressional leaders continue to pay serious heed to the possibility that not only are unexplained objects violating U.S. airspace, but that the military has spent decades covertly recovering the craft to bolster its own technology.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Perhaps more important, CBS also says that the show raised $9M for Los Angeles’ wildfire relief efforts.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 11-track effort featured Trevor Spitta, Zachary Moon, Paco, and MyNameIsntJMack.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Meticulosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulosity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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