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methodically

[muh-thod-ik-lee] / məˈθɒd ɪk li /




ADVERB
systematically
Synonyms


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After methodically putting himself into the lead, a moment of magic ensured Rai will go down in golfing folklore.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The couple watched as a contractor for the local utility company methodically lopped off big sections of the beech outside their home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"In order to get over them we have to act methodically, rigorously, and as a team."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Thirty, maybe forty men were methodically digging the earth and laying the dead to rest.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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