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fastidious

[fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-] / fæˈstɪd i əs, fə- /


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The aerial shot of a traffic jam in ’70s Manhattan looks like some fastidious kid’s Matchbox collection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And its fastidious standards of excellence have never wavered.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2025

But it narrows some of the fastidious distancing that there's been between what had happened at the shut down News of the World and the Sun.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2025

As Ruggero, he traced fastidious lines through the full length of Puccini’s lavish melodies, holding them taut before releasing them, and artfully negotiated his registers.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2024

His fastidious sense of superiority lined his voice as he waved her in and asked her to wait for him while he finished up in his study.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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