Painstaking
adjective
Done with a lot of care, thoroughness and attention.
She did a painstaking job of restoring the historic building.
Often appears as...
- painstaking work
- painstaking attention
adverb
In a thoroughly, meticulous and careful way.
He painstakingly examined all the evidence before making a decision.
Often appears as...
- painstakingly accurate
- painstakingly detailed
adjective
Done with a lot of care, thoroughness and attention.
She did a painstaking job of restoring the historic building.
Often appears as...
- painstaking work
- painstaking attention
adverb
In a thoroughly, meticulous and careful way.
He painstakingly examined all the evidence before making a decision.
Often appears as...
- painstakingly accurate
- painstakingly detailed
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Implies dedication and hard work, often for a job well done.
Her painstaking efforts resulted in a flawless event.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Suggests a close focus on every small part of a task.
The painter's painstaking technique captured every eyelash.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Intensive
Usually indicates a process that is slow and requires a lot of time.
Compiling the report was a painstaking endeavor, taking weeks to complete.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Implies dedication and hard work, often for a job well done.
Her painstaking efforts resulted in a flawless event.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Suggests a close focus on every small part of a task.
The painter's painstaking technique captured every eyelash.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Intensive
Usually indicates a process that is slow and requires a lot of time.
Compiling the report was a painstaking endeavor, taking weeks to complete.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Implies dedication and hard work, often for a job well done.
Her painstaking efforts resulted in a flawless event.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Suggests a close focus on every small part of a task.
The painter's painstaking technique captured every eyelash.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Intensive
Usually indicates a process that is slow and requires a lot of time.
Compiling the report was a painstaking endeavor, taking weeks to complete.
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Mars Gets Ready for Its...
astronomer cinema scans and studies the southern and northern skies and begins to painstakingly create a map his map is one of the earliest pieces of evidence of our fascination with mars thousands of years later mars's position in the night sky helped another scientists attempt to map the surface of mars
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How we're using AI to...
to search for antiviral compounds that could help us fight the current pandemic. Machine learning is turning the traditional model of drug discovery on its head. With this approach, instead of painstakingly testing thousands of existing molecules one by one in a lab
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Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
I use a technique of painstaking realism of editorial illustration from when I was a kid. I copied it and I never unlearned it -- it's the only style I know. And it's very kind of staid and formal. And meanwhile, I use nonsense, as you can see.
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Can love and independence...
of natural and spiritual forces that can shift the course of her existence without warning. And when she finally does find true love, these unknowable powers continue to act on her, threatening to destroy the life she's so painstakingly built.
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How vulnerability makes...
So I focused my energy on the things that I thought were important, stuff like making my team laugh. I remember I would painstakingly write and rehearse jokes before every all-hands. Or I'd be the first one in the office and the last one out,
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
painstakingly copying all books by hand. Whenever they needed to denote a chapter break or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase
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A promising test for...
One professor even went through my entire procedure, painstakingly -- I'm not really sure where he got all this time -- and he went through and said why each and every step was like the worst mistake I could ever make.
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How we can turn the tide...
Inequality between the scientists, who painstakingly search for the truth, and the professional deceivers, who spread falsehoods at the click of a button. Climate change is about making a choice.
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Elizabeth Zion: The need...
And so I often imagine how different life would be if my father was here. If my father was here, I would have never had to witness my mother painstakingly try her best
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Cute Cubs and Population...
enthusiastic supporters they were delighted when raghu's painstaking research showed Tiger numbers there were on the up
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Mars Gets Ready for Its...
astronomer cinema scans and studies the southern and northern skies and begins to painstakingly create a map his map is one of the earliest pieces of evidence of our fascination with mars thousands of years later mars's position in the night sky helped another scientists attempt to map the surface of mars
Video examples
How we're using AI to...
to search for antiviral compounds that could help us fight the current pandemic. Machine learning is turning the traditional model of drug discovery on its head. With this approach, instead of painstakingly testing thousands of existing molecules one by one in a lab
Video examples
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
I use a technique of painstaking realism of editorial illustration from when I was a kid. I copied it and I never unlearned it -- it's the only style I know. And it's very kind of staid and formal. And meanwhile, I use nonsense, as you can see.
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Can love and independence...
of natural and spiritual forces that can shift the course of her existence without warning. And when she finally does find true love, these unknowable powers continue to act on her, threatening to destroy the life she's so painstakingly built.
Video examples
How vulnerability makes...
So I focused my energy on the things that I thought were important, stuff like making my team laugh. I remember I would painstakingly write and rehearse jokes before every all-hands. Or I'd be the first one in the office and the last one out,
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
painstakingly copying all books by hand. Whenever they needed to denote a chapter break or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase
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A promising test for...
One professor even went through my entire procedure, painstakingly -- I'm not really sure where he got all this time -- and he went through and said why each and every step was like the worst mistake I could ever make.
Video examples
How we can turn the tide...
Inequality between the scientists, who painstakingly search for the truth, and the professional deceivers, who spread falsehoods at the click of a button. Climate change is about making a choice.
Video examples
Elizabeth Zion: The need...
And so I often imagine how different life would be if my father was here. If my father was here, I would have never had to witness my mother painstakingly try her best
Video examples
Cute Cubs and Population...
enthusiastic supporters they were delighted when raghu's painstaking research showed Tiger numbers there were on the up
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Marlo Thomas
American Actress
As someone who has spent many years marveling at the brilliant and painstaking work of the doctors, scientists and researchers at St. Jude, I can attest firsthand to the bone-deep commitment these men and women have made in their fight against disease. They are at it around the clock - every hour of the day, every day of the year.
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
Stanley Kubrick, I had been told, hates interviews. It's hard to know what to expect of the man if you've only seen his films. One senses in those films painstaking craftsmanship, a furious intellect at work, a single-minded devotion.
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Barack Obama
American President
Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
Everybody in my band is a lion, and everyone's mastered their own domain... And we have a platform, and we have built it painstakingly and punched ourselves in the face every way we could to get where we are.
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Laurie Halse Anderson
American Writer
That can be the most painstaking aspect of being a teen, figuring out what the world really looks like. If you find someone in a book, you know you're not alone and that's what's so comforting about books.
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Tena Desae
Indian Actress
Judi Dench is incredible. She takes acting to another level. She is a thorough professional. She is always smiling and cheerful. She painstakingly rehearses with co-stars and allows you to be natural.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Foreign policy is painstakingly difficult, and if there is to be anything gained from the experience in Libya, it is how not to conduct world affairs.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
A friend of mine jokes that I have a painstaking royalty complex. Like maybe I was a duke in a past life.
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Mike White
Writer
Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.
Quote examples
Marlo Thomas
American Actress
As someone who has spent many years marveling at the brilliant and painstaking work of the doctors, scientists and researchers at St. Jude, I can attest firsthand to the bone-deep commitment these men and women have made in their fight against disease. They are at it around the clock - every hour of the day, every day of the year.
Quote examples
Tim Cahill
American Writer
Stanley Kubrick, I had been told, hates interviews. It's hard to know what to expect of the man if you've only seen his films. One senses in those films painstaking craftsmanship, a furious intellect at work, a single-minded devotion.
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Barack Obama
American President
Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
Everybody in my band is a lion, and everyone's mastered their own domain... And we have a platform, and we have built it painstakingly and punched ourselves in the face every way we could to get where we are.
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Laurie Halse Anderson
American Writer
That can be the most painstaking aspect of being a teen, figuring out what the world really looks like. If you find someone in a book, you know you're not alone and that's what's so comforting about books.
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Tena Desae
Indian Actress
Judi Dench is incredible. She takes acting to another level. She is a thorough professional. She is always smiling and cheerful. She painstakingly rehearses with co-stars and allows you to be natural.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Foreign policy is painstakingly difficult, and if there is to be anything gained from the experience in Libya, it is how not to conduct world affairs.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
A friend of mine jokes that I have a painstaking royalty complex. Like maybe I was a duke in a past life.
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Mike White
Writer
Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.
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