exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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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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JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
These homes give families a respite from the exhaustive nature of caregiving a child with severe medical needs.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The results of this exhaustive testing have already been transferred to design companies for immediate use.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Back in 2023, USA TODAY published an exhaustive database of the nation’s deadliest occupations, based on fatality data for 2021.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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