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Recent Examples of encyclopedic The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator. Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 Critics of 1990 wanted another encyclopedic novel after seventeen years of silence, and big books had become popular in large thanks to the success of Gravity’s Rainbow, proving that men would rather read a 2,000 door-stopper novel than go to therapy. Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 There’s a moment in Martin Scorsese Directs, the 1990 American Masters episode on the filmmaker that played on PBS around the release of Goodfellas, where a gaggle of talking heads wax poetic about their friend and colleague’s encyclopedic knowledge of movies. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025 Its collection of more than 70 kinds of agave distillates is encyclopedic and unparalleled in town. David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for encyclopedic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedic
Adjective
  • The abrupt cutoff exposed the fragility of long-term autism care and compelled her to envision a model that extended comprehensive care through the teenage years.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • However, experience suggests comprehensive pest proofing is time-consuming, often impractical and usually not 100% effective.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Out on the private roof deck, panoramic city views abound, offering the perfect setting for starting your day or sunset gatherings.
    Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What to Do Every expedition cruise includes off-ship activities like kayaking and paddleboarding among icebergs, and snowshoeing for panoramic views.
    Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Brown family, founders of Brown-Forman, has significantly shaped Louisville through extensive philanthropy over 155 years.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Footwear News’ global network of editors has carefully curated all product selections featured using our expansive brand knowledge and thorough research to find quality, long-lasting items.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Fowler and Zietlow also renew the Chuba Hubbard-Rico Dowdle debate and give a thorough preview of Carolina’s Week 8 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The city is unsurprisingly full of haunted spaces, but Muriel’s restaurant by Jackson Square is for those who want just a side of spooky.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The full SiriusXM Town Hall will air on Radio Andy on Monday.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Encyclopedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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