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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Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
As Federal District Court Judge Kate Menendez recently recounted in an exhaustive 83-page opinion, many of ICE’s actions have been at odds with legal requirements.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Additionally, clubs further down the pyramid claim the consultation process was far from exhaustive.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Deep cleaning your oven can be an exhaustive, daunting task that, let’s face it, no one really wants to do.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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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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