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
Since reaching the Australian Open final, where Sinner beat him comprehensively, Zverev has won six Grand Slam matches in three tournaments.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
While machines can excel at data processing and pattern recognition, people bring unique strengths, including creativity, relationship management and even ethical judgment that cannot be comprehensively replaced by automation.
—M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Pascal Cagni, president of C4 Industries, told CNBC that the political disarray in France would not be resolved comprehensively until there is a new presidential election, which is set to take place in early 2027.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
There is interesting evidence to show how comprehensively the Mediterranean ran dry.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
His hospital is a critical level one trauma center equipped to comprehensively treat gunshot victims.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The ruling was based on environmental concerns which are usually comprehensively fictional.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections does not comprehensively track self-harm incidents, obscuring the true scale of mental health crises behind bars.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In this version of the flood map, the 100-year floodplain was about 44% as big as FEMA’s, in areas that had not been studied comprehensively by the agency, according to an analysis by NBC News based on previously unreported documents.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
While machines can excel at data processing and pattern recognition, people bring unique strengths, including creativity, relationship management and even ethical judgment that cannot be comprehensively replaced by automation.
—M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Pascal Cagni, president of C4 Industries, told CNBC that the political disarray in France would not be resolved comprehensively until there is a new presidential election, which is set to take place in early 2027.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
There is interesting evidence to show how comprehensively the Mediterranean ran dry.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
His hospital is a critical level one trauma center equipped to comprehensively treat gunshot victims.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The ruling was based on environmental concerns which are usually comprehensively fictional.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections does not comprehensively track self-harm incidents, obscuring the true scale of mental health crises behind bars.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In this version of the flood map, the 100-year floodplain was about 44% as big as FEMA’s, in areas that had not been studied comprehensively by the agency, according to an analysis by NBC News based on previously unreported documents.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensively
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Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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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,
13 Sep. 2025
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Stir in the oats and chia seeds until thoroughly combined.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Other teams would need to monitor their sponsors more aggressively and thoroughly.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Comprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensively. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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