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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Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Let the pan heat thoroughly, about three to five minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Comprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensively. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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