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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Katherine Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Based on exhaustive research, the ambitious series revisits that harrowing moment through the eyes of those who endured it, capturing the deep and lasting scars borne by survivors and the families who, even today, continue their pursuit of justice.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 31 July 2025
Now, after months of being pummeled by investors, regulators, and media, Hemsley has admitted that UHG needs an exhaustive, stem-to-stern rehab—an extraordinarily audacious goal for an organization of some 400,000 employees.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The body of the boy, later identified as Kyle Williams of Milwaukee, was found on July 25 after days of exhaustive searching.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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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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