diligently

[ dil-i-juhnt-lee ]

/ ˈdɪl ɪ dʒənt li /

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adverb

with conscientious and persistent effort or attention: The information on this website has been carefully researched and diligently compiled.

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Origin of diligently

diligent + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM diligently

non·dil·i·gent·ly, adverbo·ver·dil·i·gent·ly, adverbpre·dil·i·gent·ly, adverbun·dil·i·gent·ly, adverb

Words nearby diligently

dilettantism, DILF, Dili, diligence, diligent, diligently, dill, Dillard, Dillinger, Dillinger, John, Dillon

How to use diligently in a sentence

Election officials would review whether, in one of Georgia’s largest counties, poll workers approved mailed ballots only after diligently matching voters’ signatures on the outside of the envelope with the signature the government had on file.
What you need to know about the Georgia Senate runoff elections|Amber Phillips|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Over the past several months, we’ve worked diligently to ensure our systems scale and are available when people need them.
Massachusetts regulators accuse Robinhood of exposing novices to ‘unnecessary trading risks’|matthewheimer|December 16, 2020|Fortune
Despite HHS working diligently to accommodate the select subcommittee’s many requests, the subcommittee is not operating in good faith.
CDC director allegedly ordered deletion of email showing effort to interfere with coronavirus guidance, lawmaker says|Lenny Bernstein, Lena H. Sun|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Everyone has been diligently social distancing and wearing masks.
GALA Hispanic Theater reopens with comedy — and plexiglass|Patrick Folliard|October 31, 2020|Washington Blade

If state A has diligently cleaned the list, they’d show a net 500,000 increase in voter registration, while state B might show a net million.
The many ways we know 2020 will be a banner year for voting|Rani Molla|October 16, 2020|Vox
All the while, Lurie was diligently, but privately making paintings.
The Gods of Punk Are Back in New York City|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the international press stayed diligently silent.
Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?|Ben Taub|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They perform as God made them to, diligently pumping out future patriots at 13-month intervals.
Getting to Know the ‘Beyoncé Voter’|Kelly Williams Brown|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old-guard journalists who dismiss her as a blogueuse have no idea how diligently Riahi trained herself as a journalist.
A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists|Thomas A. Bass|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Republicans all waited to eat their cheesecake while diligently devouring their greens.
Comedy of Errors at the Republicans’ March on Washington Celebration|Ben Jacobs|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had looked diligently into the transactions of the house for many years past, and the investigation was most satisfactory.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
At this moment her mother seemed as if she were about to rise from her chair, and the sisters resumed their work diligently.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Deacon Pettybone was a busy man, organizing the forces of the Baptists, and seeking diligently to round up the votes of neutrals.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland