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
The Commission will continue to carry out its duties with diligence and integrity.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 May 2025
Ivey’s unbridled passion and diligence put her back on the hardwood just six weeks after giving birth to Jaden.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
The virtues associated with self-discipline include restraint, diligence, humility, and a dozen others.
—Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Your diligence now will be rewarded in the not-so-distant future.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 May 2025
Ivey’s unbridled passion and diligence put her back on the hardwood just six weeks after giving birth to Jaden.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
The virtues associated with self-discipline include restraint, diligence, humility, and a dozen others.
—Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Your diligence now will be rewarded in the not-so-distant future.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for diligence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
Noun
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While his admission may seem like a slight, cracking the list of the league’s top 10 defenders each season is a difficult task, particularly for perimeter players whose efforts aren’t as well represented by defensive metrics.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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The center of this effort is a three-day Holiday Hype at the Banneker Recreation Center.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 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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Your commitment will require endurance, grace, and persistence.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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By doing this, Els revealed the persistence of a parallel Afrikaner consciousness that remembers Apartheid not with shame, but with pride and nostalgia.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The annual conference is the industry’s most prominent venue to show off its new products.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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These filmmakers rejected the commercial, formulaic productions of the mainstream industry, instead embracing a more authentic portrayal of social realities.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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When that connection fails, Peter quickly couples up with another guest, only to abandon her when his father gives him attention.—
Gary Levin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This kind of deliberate, minimal engagement reduces Meta’s ability to monetize your attention, especially through ad impressions and data harvesting.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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