encyclopedically

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedically
Adverb
  • Let’s make the Blue Jackets our pick for the team that’s all over the place in preseason predictions and ends up frustrating everyone by finishing with the exact same number of points as last year.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Whether your kids spilled cereal in the car or your dogs shed all over your brand new couch, this device can handle it all.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.
    Liz Schubauer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the title suggests, its cast was entirely composed of couples in which one party was ready to get hitched, and the other had hesitations.
    James Factora, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • If the plates aren’t fully clean, repeat as needed.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • So Evason’s my pick, but he could totally get snubbed for a newer hire, such as Glen Gulutzan or Sullivan.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, sometimes the opposite is true, as the whisky becomes overly tannic and is transformed into something totally unrecognizable.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Koch’s vile conduct spawns a number of unnecessary fantasy sequences either brought on by the comics or wholly imagined by Ed.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Sadly, our country’s leaders appear to be wholly uninterested in raising more generations of empathetic children, much less helping immigrant children and families to feel safe and welcomed in their new homeland.
    Priscilla Blossom, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Water plants thoroughly and apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch, leaving a small ring around the trunk free of mulch.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The soft sweetness throughout was thoroughly enjoyable, and that unexpected belting at the end left us curious to hear what else this man can offer.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • However, there is no other survey that comprehensively measures the number of Americans who struggle to get enough to eat.
    Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Encyclopedically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedically. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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