Thesaurus / businesslike
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I served as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a role to which I was appointed by President Bill Clinton, where I initiated a strategic assessment that put the agency on a more businesslike footing.
TRUE INNOVATION REQUIRES BIG TECH, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT TO WORK TOGETHERSHIRLEY ANN JACKSONFEBRUARY 22, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWHe’s businesslike, as is necessary, but his kindness radiates like an interstellar force.
WHY ALL ACTORS—AND THE WORLD—OWE A DEBT TO SIDNEY POITIERSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKJANUARY 7, 2022TIMEWhile there is a good amount of science-and-businesslike dialogue here, the antsy insistence on “play” overshadows it.
THE BENEFITS OF RUNNING HIGHTERRI SCHLICHENMEYERDECEMBER 28, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEIn an absurd contract, look into the criminal world where the stakes are high but the methods are increasingly businesslike, and meet the people who interact with the ransomware hackers.
THE EXTORTION ECONOMY PODCAST: EXPLORING THE SECRET WORLD OF RANSOMWAREBY PROPUBLICADECEMBER 20, 2021PROPUBLICAThey were just very businesslike, and I think a lot of that comes from our senior class being very dialed in.
MARYLAND EYES PERFECTION AND VIRGINIA SEEKS CONSECUTIVE CROWNS IN THE MEN’S LACROSSE TITLE GAMEPATRICK STEVENSMAY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POSTInstead, though, they got back to work and produced a businesslike 4-2 victory Sunday night, showcasing all of the myriad reasons why Los Angeles is just one win away from its first championship in 32 years.
THE DODGERS WENT FROM A STUNNING LOSS TO THE BRINK OF A CHAMPIONSHIPNEIL PAINE (NEIL.PAINE@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 26, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTBarbara Sutton stood in the doorway, a small but businesslike revolver in her hand.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSHis dealings with the Continental princes, mainly in regard to shipping and commerce, were conciliatory and businesslike.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONThe thousands of tourists who come annually are handled in a most businesslike manner.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYMabel Andrews came once to a meeting and in businesslike fashion explained the Red Cross dressings and gave a lesson in bandaging.
THE AMAZING INTERLUDEMARY ROBERTS RINEHARTWORDS RELATED TO BUSINESSLIKE
- all together
- analytical
- businesslike
- by the book
- by the numbers
- careful
- cut-and-dried
- deliberate
- disciplined
- efficient
- exact
- fixed
- framed
- in a groove
- logical
- methodized
- meticulous
- neat
- ordered
- orderly
- painstaking
- planned
- regular
- scrupulous
- set-up
- structured
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- systematical
- tidy
- together
- well-regulated
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- arranged
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- in apple-pie order
- in good shape
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- neat as button
- neat as pin
- precise
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- applied
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- down-to-earth
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- experimental
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- handy
- hard-boiled
- implicit
- in action
- in operation
- matter-of-fact
- nuts and bolts
- operative
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- possible
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- pragmatic
- rational
- reasonable
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- unidealistic
- unromantic
- usable
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- virtual
- workable
- workaday
- working
- austere
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- cold sober
- contemplative
- deadpan
- deliberate
- determined
- downbeat
- earnest
- funereal
- genuine
- go for broke
- grave
- grim
- honest
- intent
- long-faced
- meditative
- no-nonsense
- pensive
- pokerfaced
- reflective
- resolute
- resolved
- sedate
- set
- severe
- sincere
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- stern
- thoughtful
- unhumorous
- unsmiling
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- accomplished
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- equal to
- experienced
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- familiar with
- fitted
- good at
- good for
- handy
- masterly
- organized
- potent
- powerful
- practiced
- productive
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- profitable
- qualified
- ready
- saving
- shrewd
- skilled
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- talented
- tough
- useful
- valuable
- virtuous
- well-organized
- all together
- analytical
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- by the book
- by the numbers
- careful
- cut-and-dried
- deliberate
- disciplined
- efficient
- exact
- fixed
- framed
- in a groove
- logical
- methodized
- meticulous
- neat
- ordered
- orderly
- painstaking
- planned
- regular
- scrupulous
- set-up
- structured
- systematic
- systematical
- tidy
- together
- well-regulated
- austere
- bound
- bound and determined
- businesslike
- cold sober
- contemplative
- deadpan
- deliberate
- determined
- downbeat
- earnest
- funereal
- genuine
- go for broke
- grave
- grim
- honest
- intent
- long-faced
- meditative
- no-nonsense
- pensive
- pokerfaced
- reflective
- resolute
- resolved
- sedate
- set
- severe
- sincere
- sober
- solemn
- staid
- steady
- stern
- thoughtful
- unhumorous
- unsmiling
- weighty
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