exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
Examples of exhaustive in a Sentence
The list was long but not exhaustive.
after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Their multi-omic analysis, published in Cell Reports Medicine, is described as the most exhaustive study ever conducted on a supercentenarian.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
The above four rates and terms represent some of the more attractive options, but this list is not exhaustive, and there are plenty of other accounts worth considering now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Eharmony's initial survey is similarly exhaustive.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv
: trying all possibilities : thorough
an exhaustive search
exhaustively
adverb
exhaustiveness
noun
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