as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
the first systematic effort to find witnesses to the crime systematic elimination and reintroduction of certain foods to determine what he's allergic to
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Recent Examples of systematic
Days later, on Aug. 4, police conducted a systematic search of Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve with assistance from the Naperville Emergency Management Agency and other local law enforcement.
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The Nuremberg trials, where officials of the Nazi high command were put on trial for war crimes and the cruelly systematic genocidal campaign that left 5 million Jews and other groups starved and murdered, has been covered in numerous narrative films and miniseries, and documentaries.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Vlad is one of thousands of children kidnapped by Russia as part of a systematic relocation and re-education campaign, in which young Ukrainians are sometimes forcibly adopted or sent to military training camps.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Green's fate is an example of several systematic flaws in the way domestic violence cases are treated in Michigan, advocates have said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The Nuremberg trials, where officials of the Nazi high command were put on trial for war crimes and the cruelly systematic genocidal campaign that left 5 million Jews and other groups starved and murdered, has been covered in numerous narrative films and miniseries, and documentaries.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Vlad is one of thousands of children kidnapped by Russia as part of a systematic relocation and re-education campaign, in which young Ukrainians are sometimes forcibly adopted or sent to military training camps.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Green's fate is an example of several systematic flaws in the way domestic violence cases are treated in Michigan, advocates have said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for systematic
Adjective
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Most home cooks agree that an organized kitchen is helpful when prepping food and entertaining.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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Abell did not play organized sports as a kid or in high school, but fell in love with football in backyard sessions throughout her upbringing in Sheboygan, Wis.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the other end, however, these methodical signs can slip quite easily into perfectionism, which can stifle the fun that beauty is meant to be.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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He is known for being temperamentally methodical, for his professionalism and for his grasp of policy detail.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stark’s honest opinion happens to be a fact as evident in a variety of statistical observations prior to Kershaw’s final regular season start at Dodger Stadium.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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On the final day of the 2008 regular season, a 20-year-old Clayton Kershaw jogged in from the bullpen at then-AT&T Park to pitch the bottom of the sixth.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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