exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Trian Partners has urged the company to clarify its succession process and undertake an exhaustive search for Iger’s replacement, the activist campaign’s website says.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And as Ars Technica noted in its exhaustive recap, the culprit had been working on the project out in the open.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
This powerful combination ensures that every corner and curve of your pool, from the floor to the waterline, receives an exhaustive clean.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Which is why Private Equity, the memoir of former hedge fund executive assistant Carrie Sun, is making waves for its entertaining and exhaustive detailing of the ins-and-outs of assistant work, and the intense burnout Sun dealt with along the way.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Two questions were left unanswered by the otherwise exhaustive Cambridge monographs: Was the blaze the result of an accident, or of an attack by rivals who may have envied the residents’ wealth?
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
YouTube gave users specific examples of AI content to label
The platform owned by Google parent Alphabet gave a long (but not exhaustive) list of specific examples of content that will require labels.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Everytown’s count of unintentional shootings based on media accounts also isn’t exhaustive, as not all shootings receive news coverage, particularly those in which no one is killed, and the initial reports of an incident may be incomplete.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
On Friday, Judge McAfee issued an eloquent and exhaustive twenty-three-page ruling that seemed to seek out—and perhaps find—a middle road.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And as Ars Technica noted in its exhaustive recap, the culprit had been working on the project out in the open.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
This powerful combination ensures that every corner and curve of your pool, from the floor to the waterline, receives an exhaustive clean.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Which is why Private Equity, the memoir of former hedge fund executive assistant Carrie Sun, is making waves for its entertaining and exhaustive detailing of the ins-and-outs of assistant work, and the intense burnout Sun dealt with along the way.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Two questions were left unanswered by the otherwise exhaustive Cambridge monographs: Was the blaze the result of an accident, or of an attack by rivals who may have envied the residents’ wealth?
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
YouTube gave users specific examples of AI content to label
The platform owned by Google parent Alphabet gave a long (but not exhaustive) list of specific examples of content that will require labels.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Everytown’s count of unintentional shootings based on media accounts also isn’t exhaustive, as not all shootings receive news coverage, particularly those in which no one is killed, and the initial reports of an incident may be incomplete.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
On Friday, Judge McAfee issued an eloquent and exhaustive twenty-three-page ruling that seemed to seek out—and perhaps find—a middle road.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
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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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