comprehensively

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Recent Examples of comprehensively Consumer browsers aren’t designed to comprehensively enforce security on all the actions a user might take. Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Russia has sophisticated air defenses but its vast territory is hard to comprehensively cover. ABC News, 29 July 2026 Five days earlier, Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike’s victory in the opening team time trial had suggested the Dutch squad may have the ability to match UAE — in Pogačar’s two Tour defeats, his team was comprehensively outmatched. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Declared this year’s champion-in-waiting before the start of the season, the British driver has been comprehensively outdriven by his teenage teammate this year. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 The program intends to serve veterans comprehensively and provides wrap-around services to support residents in improving their quality of life and pursuing their life goals. Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Hamas has not been comprehensively defeated and remains in control of much of the Gaza Strip. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026 Although most states have passed laws mandating the inclusion of phonics in early literacy instruction, few have comprehensively addressed the crucial role which knowledge plays in mature literacy. Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 The objective is measurable improvement in population health and well-being by comprehensively making the healthy choice the easy choice. Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensively
Adverb
  • That allows hackers to systematically guess those phrases and then drain crypto wallets.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has systematically starved Social Security of funds for customer service, a cynical effort to make this all-important program seem more burdensome to the seniors who rely on it.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The easiest way to lower your exposure to the cyclospora parasite is by washing your hands and surfaces doing food preparation, by washing raw ingredients in cold water, and by thoroughly cooking fruits and vegetables.
    Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Comprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensively. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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