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rigorously

[rig-er-uhs-lee] / ˈrɪg ər əs li /


ADVERB
difficultly
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ADVERB
strictly
Synonyms


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A government spokesperson said all police forces were expected to "rigorously investigate" any claims of child sexual abuse "to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“These markets allow us to rigorously validate our technology’s resilience in diverse and challenging weather conditions,” Zoox wrote in a blog post.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

“We rigorously evaluate frontier AI models, including xAI, through a comprehensive internal review process. In this instance, we followed established procedures and maintain our determination to keep it on schedule,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I love Shakespeare as much as the next theater critic, but the text should have been more rigorously streamlined for a company that too often seems to be racing against the clock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

My cycle, though imaginary, was rigorously charted on my desk calendar.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides