Definition of finickingnext

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Adjective
  • Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Graduate students face lower federal limits and the loss of Grad PLUS, requiring careful financial planning.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • The 5-star analyst highlighted that Pinterest has delivered double-digit global user growth for ten consecutive quarters, with his May data analysis indicating particular momentum in the second quarter of 2026.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • And Freddie becomes a bag man for the civil rights movement, and the Rumford Act in particular.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Neither side has been shy of attacking, which has been a nice change of pace compared with the first couple of knockout stage matches.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Been shooting some nice low scores in these last couple weeks outs here, so that’s something good to pat myself on the back.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • The idea of apps like Partiful are to eliminate the need for finicky email threads and groupchats with a bunch of unknown numbers by instead putting all the info – guest list, event details and photos – in one place.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
    Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Alex Ross dives into the œuvre of a thinker whose work was omnivorous, exacting, and hopeful.
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • The restoration required four years of work, during which local artisans carefully restored the frescoes and ceilings in accordance with the most exacting traditional standards.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • In a demanding, real-world performance setting — a capstone exercise, a live performance, a high-stakes simulation — the goal is not to eliminate all mistakes, but to stay in control and navigate the zone of being uncomfortable.
    Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • New York crowds are passionate, honest, and demanding.
    Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.
    Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 May 2021
Adjective
  • The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Diana was fastidious about controlling her narrative.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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“Finicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicking. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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