encyclopedically

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedically
Adverb
  • Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Moving out of old tracks to fancy new ones all over the country alienated a large portion of its core constituency.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
  • The 1973 oil shock forced Japan, then almost entirely dependent on cheap Middle Eastern oil, to reinvent its industrial model, Tanaka argues.
    Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • In an unusual twist, many of the songs that would eventually appear throughout the season were written before the writers’ room fully mapped out the story.
    Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Under the partnership, Destinus will provide the missiles’ core technology while Rheinmetall will supply warheads and booster rocket motors, creating what the companies describe as a fully European deep-strike missile portfolio.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • While Syd cares deeply about the restaurant, Richie’s entire sense of self-worth and identity is completely intertwined with it.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • These claims are completely unfounded.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • Linger there for some stargazing beneath a sky totally untainted by light.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • In Indiana, things were totally different.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • For the memorial game, the Feeneys had reverted to their old batting order, so after Greenberg, the lineup would be wholly composed of Feeney elders.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Her style was wholly her own, with a delightfully strange mix of off-kilter compositions, deadpan facial expressions, and historical references.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • In a social media post Saturday afternoon, the Kansas City Police Department wrote that bags that don’t meet the event’s clear bag policy were diverting law enforcement resources, as those bags have to be thoroughly inspected.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
  • Plan thoroughly, and let structure support freedom.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Adverb
  • The uncomfortable truth is that comprehensively securing every system, process, supplier relationship, application or environment is almost impossible, stretching resources and exponentially increasing security efforts in ways that are difficult to sustain.
    Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • And the resounding manner of Burnham’s win – comprehensively defeating Reform weeks after Labour was routed in local elections – gives him considerable momentum too.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
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“Encyclopedically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedically. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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