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painstakingly

/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ adverb C2
  1. In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
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As they traversed the sweeping expanses of the Great Plains and the formidable elevations of the Rocky Mountains, they painstakingly recorded hundreds of previously undocumented species.
The Corps of Discovery: Science and Synergy in the American West, p. 1 · C2
She wondered what the author would think of the rhythmic cadences she had painstakingly constructed from his originally staccato phrasing.
The Faithful Echo, p. 1 · C2

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