exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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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
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Officials expect the death toll to rise while hundreds are still missing throughout the region amid exhaustive searches and communication blackouts.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
One of her co-stars in the film, actor Ethan Slater, has since joined the exhaustive list of hot topics around Grande.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
Besides the 90-plus-year difference in drivability and ergonomics, the Speed Six’s surprising ease-of-use is a testament to the automaker’s exhaustive research and development.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
The group of firefighters were returning to the station after battling the exhaustive 23,000 Airport Fire during a 12-hour shift, when the truck unexpectedly overturned on an Irvine, California, freeway around 6:50 p.m. local time Thursday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
One of her co-stars in the film, actor Ethan Slater, has since joined the exhaustive list of hot topics around Grande.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
Besides the 90-plus-year difference in drivability and ergonomics, the Speed Six’s surprising ease-of-use is a testament to the automaker’s exhaustive research and development.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
The group of firefighters were returning to the station after battling the exhaustive 23,000 Airport Fire during a 12-hour shift, when the truck unexpectedly overturned on an Irvine, California, freeway around 6:50 p.m. local time Thursday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
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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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