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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Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
Foreman detailed the production’s exhaustive research process, including references from the real family’s housekeeper identifying the exact products and colors the real Maggie regularly carried in her purse.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
The exhaustive restoration was also the subject of a recent film by Anagnostopoulos and cinematographer Johnny Komar entitled Art Is The Process.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
That also doesn't mean an exhaustive commitment of time.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for exhaustive
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 29 May. 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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