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Recent Examples of meticulously
Expect meticulously maintained fields and educational opportunities alongside your photo ops.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpet lighting — meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Not all of it could be salvaged, so Knott’s meticulously re-created the look.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The juror said the panel meticulously dissected bank statements and canceled checks to determine how much of the $240,000 that Ye wired to Saxon in late 2021 had been used to pay workers and invoices, and how much should count toward the wages Saxon claimed he was still owed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Her films are meticulously made with an extraordinary attention to detail.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Fruit is hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in small lots, preserving freshness and precision before fermentation even begins.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Rookery History enthusiasts will love a stay at this Georgian gem of a hotel, meticulously styled with English antiques, oak wood paneling, and luxurious velvet drapes.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say these types of robberies, while rare, are meticulously planned and designed to overcome increasingly prevalent electronic surveillance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpet lighting — meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Not all of it could be salvaged, so Knott’s meticulously re-created the look.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The juror said the panel meticulously dissected bank statements and canceled checks to determine how much of the $240,000 that Ye wired to Saxon in late 2021 had been used to pay workers and invoices, and how much should count toward the wages Saxon claimed he was still owed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Her films are meticulously made with an extraordinary attention to detail.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Fruit is hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in small lots, preserving freshness and precision before fermentation even begins.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Rookery History enthusiasts will love a stay at this Georgian gem of a hotel, meticulously styled with English antiques, oak wood paneling, and luxurious velvet drapes.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say these types of robberies, while rare, are meticulously planned and designed to overcome increasingly prevalent electronic surveillance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously
Adverb
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And if this isn't managed carefully, a country of 90 million people could very well fall into civil war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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If there are members of one's social group who hold beliefs contrary to a person's personal goals, think carefully about how much value their opinions hold.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And do it scrupulously and sustainably.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Nov. 2025
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its exports, especially the HQ-9B missile system and JY-27A radar, which Beijing has marketed as a long-range shield against advanced aircraft and missiles, comprehensively failed in the face of American assaults.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The list is far too long to extrapolate on comprehensively in a single column, but consider this.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Meticulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meticulously. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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