as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War
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Recent Examples of comprehensively
How often pregnant women are jailed is unknown because the government does not comprehensively track pregnancies in local jails.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Oh, and by the time the closing credits roll, the aforementioned good-ship Canterbury has been comprehensively, unambiguously destroyed — along with most of its 50-strong crew — by forces unknown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The local group wanted to ensure that the quarry was comprehensively documented, lest it ever be permanently damaged in the future.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Russia's war against Ukraine marks the first time that researchers have tried to comprehensively document the emissions footprint of any war.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Instead, Kepler’s heliocentrism, with elliptical orbits, was so remarkable because, for the first time, an idea had come along that described the Universe, including the motion of the planets, better, more accurately, and more comprehensively than the previous (geocentric) model could.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Waymo’s expansion playbook involves comprehensively mapping new cities, and phasing in autonomous ride-hailing after testing the technology with drivers in the front seat and employees as passengers.
—Chris Kirkham, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Lecornu demands all factions within the National Assembly to put aside their political aspirations for the offices of prime minister and president until the budget is comprehensively addressed.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Oh, and by the time the closing credits roll, the aforementioned good-ship Canterbury has been comprehensively, unambiguously destroyed — along with most of its 50-strong crew — by forces unknown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The local group wanted to ensure that the quarry was comprehensively documented, lest it ever be permanently damaged in the future.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Russia's war against Ukraine marks the first time that researchers have tried to comprehensively document the emissions footprint of any war.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Instead, Kepler’s heliocentrism, with elliptical orbits, was so remarkable because, for the first time, an idea had come along that described the Universe, including the motion of the planets, better, more accurately, and more comprehensively than the previous (geocentric) model could.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Waymo’s expansion playbook involves comprehensively mapping new cities, and phasing in autonomous ride-hailing after testing the technology with drivers in the front seat and employees as passengers.
—Chris Kirkham, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Lecornu demands all factions within the National Assembly to put aside their political aspirations for the offices of prime minister and president until the budget is comprehensively addressed.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensively
Adverb
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Brown systematically dismantled the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the finest games of his career, scoring 50 points on 18-of-26 shooting as the Celtics rolled to a 146-115 win at Intuit Dome.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Drain the water one more time, then rinse the scarf out thoroughly under the faucet with lukewarm or cool water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Leaders can thoroughly test how changes made to products, processes and tools may contribute to time and cost savings in the real-world without disrupting operations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Comprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensively. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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