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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The following list is by no means exhaustive of this administration's horrendous policies and ridiculous conduct.
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Here is a subjective and by no means exhaustive list of 13 native plants with gorgeous flowers.
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Those conditions included armed surveillance, beds without mattresses, one toilet for 31 workers, unrefrigerated food, workers’ passports and salaries being withheld, and exhaustive work without rest.
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Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
The following list is by no means exhaustive of this administration's horrendous policies and ridiculous conduct.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Here is a subjective and by no means exhaustive list of 13 native plants with gorgeous flowers.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Those conditions included armed surveillance, beds without mattresses, one toilet for 31 workers, unrefrigerated food, workers’ passports and salaries being withheld, and exhaustive work without rest.
—Michael Barclay, Quartz, 28 May 2025
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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