scrupulosity

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Recent Examples of scrupulosity His efforts to repent led him into a spiral of extreme scrupulosity. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021 His function is purely semiotic, and objections to him are hardly rooted in scrupulosity about matters of fact or logic. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019 There was no attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened, no rigor, no scrupulosity, no care for the actual event. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrupulosity
Noun
  • The security agents who enforce hijab laws, informally called morality police, have recently started easing public confrontations with women over the headscarves, following the election of reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian who campaigned on opposing these police patrols.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Incorporating a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As a local and self-described skiing fanatic, O’Neill was familiar with the virtues of the Colorado community.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • No corners have been cut and how Austrian Audio managed to produce these headphones for the money, goodness only knows.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Shows that remind you of the goodness of humanity like ... 'The Great British Baking Show' Stream on: Netflix, Roku TV.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Civil War is unconvinced of many things: that journalism will save us, that democracy will endure, that the left or the right has any purchase on rectitude.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Sheridan's Jamie has a quiet courage and sense of moral rectitude, which contrasts with Terry's more erratic approach to police work.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024

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“Scrupulosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrupulosity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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