persnicketiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persnicketiness
Noun
  • Along with the basics, Snow is guiding Eldridge on the subtleties of the position: bunts, relays, cutoffs, positioning.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The coach’s delivery came with all the subtlety of a jackhammer.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Currently, unemployed residents and part-time workers are not paid for their service during the first five days, but can apply for reimbursement of necessary expenses such as child care, parking and transportation.
    Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Penny Coy, Ulta Beauty’s senior vice president, merchandising, skin care, body care, hair care and wellness was an early adopter.
    Faye Brookman, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Carolina is justified in sharing her own truths and concerns.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In truth, it was founded in 1931 but definitely has a lot more years on most of the DTC mattress brands of late.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Persnicketiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persnicketiness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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