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
Dafoe is also an actor’s actor, respected for the mix of diligence and curiosity that drives his career choices.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
There are some people for whom delaying urinating can be more dangerous than usual, necessitating more diligence.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Standing out in one of these areas will surely be a yellow flag in the diligence process and could lead to investors looking elsewhere.
—Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Whether to combat this or any other potential scheme, a dose of diligence goes a long way.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
There are some people for whom delaying urinating can be more dangerous than usual, necessitating more diligence.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Standing out in one of these areas will surely be a yellow flag in the diligence process and could lead to investors looking elsewhere.
—Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Whether to combat this or any other potential scheme, a dose of diligence goes a long way.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The agencies provide the financial backbone for American efforts to treat cancer, address rising sea levels, advance quantum computing and much more.—
Raymond Zhong,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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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
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Their journey proves that self-belief, discipline, and persistence can help in overcoming challenges and create a better future for oneself and others.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The increase's magnitude and persistence have shocked many climate experts, leaving them somewhat puzzled about what else could be behind the remarkable rise.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Modeled on an idea from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, the agency has drawn sharp criticism from leaders of the financial industry and, more recently, from the new Trump administration.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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There are a number of grading companies, each with their own unique grading scales, but PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) is by far the largest and most prominent in the industry.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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As a result, Daisy was subsequently given to the animal welfare charity and taken to a vet for medical attention.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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