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Definition of exhaustive
: including all possibilities : thorough conducted an exhaustive search
exhaustively
adverbexhaustiveness
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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 of exhaustive from the Web
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The CDC keeps exhaustive statistics about how Americans die.
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As India readies to implement the tax, attention has shifted from exhaustive legislative efforts to get India’s states and political parties on-board to what happens next as millions of small businesses file taxes for the first time.
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In an exhaustive hearing in March, Tally Smith and McVay admitted to an affair after Dooley's trial ended in 2014.
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Your teeth can get cavities just reading that exhaustive list.)
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Unlike the thoroughbreds at the Del Mar racetrack, there isn’t an exhaustive tip sheet, programs or lists of recent workouts to help pick the fastest hog at Swifty Swine’s Racing Pigs, a perennial favorite attraction at the San Diego County Fair.
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By Craig Bauer The Da Vinci Code has nothing on this exhaustive collection of cryptographs and codes — because these are real.
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Consistent with its commitment to getting it right, the University has conducted an exhaustive and thoughtful examination of the evidence.
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A decade into his career, Durant performs with a club that plays to his strengths, tempers his bad habits, and gives him space amid exhaustive media demands and appearances.
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First Known Use of exhaustive
circa 1789
EXHAUSTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of exhaustive for English Language Learners
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: including all possibilities : very thorough
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