industriousness

noun

Definition of industriousnessnext
as in diligence
attentive and persistent effort she did twice as much work as anyone else through sheer industriousness

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  1. diligence
  2. persistence
  3. industry
  4. assiduity
  5. effort
Noun
  • For companies hoping to meet CMMC 2.0 standards, this will require a level of cybersecurity diligence beyond a superficial checkbox approach.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her diligence in completing assignments on time, paired with her willingness to offer help to her classmates, sets her apart.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of diligence
Noun
  • The adverse events related to older medications can lead to less patient persistence.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Now, researchers have taken a fresh look at the club to see what its persistence says about us as a society.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of persistence
Noun
  • What Types of Bacteria Are Lurking in Your Reusable Water Bottle? According to the Water Quality Association, a not-for-profit organization in the water treatment industry, all drinking water contains microbes or heterotrophic microorganisms, a catch-all term for types of bacteria, mold, or yeast.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The show was also intentional about embracing younger artists blazing new trails in the industry — from a medley with up-and-coming urban artists Eladio Carrión, Quevedo, Myke Towers, to a Spanglish performance by Joe Jonas and Ela Taubert, who is nominated for best new artist.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of industry
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of assiduity
Noun
  • In a larger effort, Hoskin and colleagues recently assessed the habitat ranges of 55 eastern Australian frog species, including 25 affected by Bd.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Two former sales leaders involved in the effort likened it to a drug dealer hooking a user with free samples.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of effort
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