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dutifully

[doo-tuh-flee, dyoo-] / ˈdu tə fli, ˈdyu- /




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It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

“He’s a soldier at heart that carries out his orders dutifully, and that makes him valuable to her.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

We bought into that idea and dutifully paid mortgages on numerous houses over the course of our marriage.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

“I worry about all the people who have dutifully filed applications and whose lives are now on hold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

He opens his notebook, dutifully copies down the assignment as anger swells inside him.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti