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 remains of a Northern California soldier who went missing five months ago were found this week in Tennessee following an exhaustive search.
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Police were alerted as soon as Trevor and Aaron returned home on the night of October 22, and thus began what appeared to be an exhaustive, full-scale investigation with officers combing every inch of the surrounding land.
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The subject of an exhaustive book and box set later this fall, New York’s indie rock stalwarts Blonde Redhead have long operated in the city’s rock underground.
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In her exhaustive canvassing of the Houston restaurant scene, Cook noted that there were 15 newcomers to the list in 2016.
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Mr. Trump’s search so far seems to be less exhaustive:
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AP Photo Gunnar and Bentz arrived at Miami International Airport about 6:30 a.m., having been detained in Rio while authorities launched an exhaustive investigation following teammate Ryan Lochte’s report they had been robbed.
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There are more exhaustive explanations than the one above for how the National League East has unfolded.
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Circa 1789
First Known Use of exhaustive
circa 1789
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: including all possibilities : very thorough
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