as in respectful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status
the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
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Personal Difficulties Amid the drama, Holmes remained quiet and largely stood by her husband as a dutiful wife.
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, my analysis of the clever chain-of-continuous thought approach for LLMs merits dutiful consideration, see the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Sanders turned the dutiful punt from an extension of the commercial break into must-see television.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Like a dutiful student who’s done his homework, the documentary is intent on showing its audience just how much research on Fuller was done.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, my analysis of the clever chain-of-continuous thought approach for LLMs merits dutiful consideration, see the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Sanders turned the dutiful punt from an extension of the commercial break into must-see television.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Like a dutiful student who’s done his homework, the documentary is intent on showing its audience just how much research on Fuller was done.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Dutiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutiful. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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