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painstakingly

  • a word derived from painstaking.
    painstaking
    adjective
    taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful.

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They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The fossil was painstakingly prepared by the late fossil preparator Andrew Grebneff and remained in the Department's collection for several years.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Wrotham had rolling fields and a herd of sheep which we painstakingly removed from every exterior shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Seats that I painstakingly secured via a lengthy online chat disappeared by the time I arrived at the airport and I had to fight to retrieve them without paying a fee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

I checked the liner notes to see which songs Dad had written and then I painstakingly copied down all the lyrics.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman