as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics
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Recent Examples of diligent
That scouts regard Bogaerts as one of MLB’s most diligent workers is actually concerning.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Assignments that once demanded days of diligent research can be accomplished in minutes.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Clark said locally, at San Dimas’ Via Verde Country Club and Pomona’s Mountain Meadows Golf Course, Spaun is remembered as a diligent kid who put in a lot of time working on his game.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
The only way to avoid False Dividend Stocks is with diligent fundamental research on cash flows.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for diligent
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Assignments that once demanded days of diligent research can be accomplished in minutes.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Clark said locally, at San Dimas’ Via Verde Country Club and Pomona’s Mountain Meadows Golf Course, Spaun is remembered as a diligent kid who put in a lot of time working on his game.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
The only way to avoid False Dividend Stocks is with diligent fundamental research on cash flows.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for diligent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligent
Adjective
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Unlike other collabs or license deals where a celebrity or brand just adds their logo to a product, J Balvin has been very engaged at every step of the process.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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After Goldman placed a veil on Hilliker, the engaged couple entered a room full of their friends cheering them on.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Ever since then, it’s been sitting on the shore, beached like a shipwreck, just feet from a busy highway.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Horton said summer is always the busiest, with the program planning several events each month to combat the rise in homicides and violent crimes as the weather warms.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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At his best, McCann does an assiduous, subtle job of twining his metaphors through everyday life.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Tony Finau is tied with Xander Schauffele for the longest active streak of Tour Championship appearances with eight straight East Lake appearances.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The debate over whether Louisville is a Northern or Southern city has been active for centuries, and the Gateway to the South nickname seems to have stoked the flames.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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No! Indiscriminate mass deportation of our law abiding, industrious, dutiful neighbors only recently arrived?—
Timothy Cardinal Dolan,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Diligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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