as in respectful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status
the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
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Recent Examples of dutiful
Maybe that’s why this latest swing into Greenwich Village comes off as dutiful and perfunctory.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Spots is canine loyalty personified, and Schreiber voices the role like a dutiful soldier.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Then, as the moon reaches its peak in Sagittarius on June 11, your dutiful sixth house of health, routines and acts of service are highlighted, pushing you to examine everything from your day-to-day tasks to your work-life balance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Even the most recent season of The White Lotus, for all its buzz, at times felt like a dutiful extension of what was once the freshest show on television.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Spots is canine loyalty personified, and Schreiber voices the role like a dutiful soldier.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Then, as the moon reaches its peak in Sagittarius on June 11, your dutiful sixth house of health, routines and acts of service are highlighted, pushing you to examine everything from your day-to-day tasks to your work-life balance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Even the most recent season of The White Lotus, for all its buzz, at times felt like a dutiful extension of what was once the freshest show on television.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dutiful
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The church continues to serve as a pilgrimage site, and officials plan to keep the process respectful and collaborative, welcoming input from Catholics, Anglicans, and the international community.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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After protracted and respectful… — Tony Buzbee (@TonyBuzbee2) July 18, 2025 A dismissal with prejudice means Sharpe’s accuser cannot refile the same claim against him in the same Las Vegas court.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.—
Carlie Procell,
USA TODAY,
25 Nov. 2024
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The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2023
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“Dutiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutiful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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