meticulous
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A meticulous organizer—each evening she writes a to-do list of what she wants to accomplish the following day—she composed what she hoped would be a 10-year plan for herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It all sounds very thought-out, logical and empathetic, down to the meticulous way you break down your choices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Everyone you speak to about Peters says the same words: meticulous, diligent, thorough.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The planet was the site of a meticulous re-creation of his hometown as it was in the late 1980s.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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