1
as in thorough
trying all possibilities
after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
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as in comprehensive
covering everything or all important points
an exhaustive survey of the nation's sexual habits
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Recent Examples of exhaustive
The Department underwent an exhaustive effort to collect all records in its possession responsive to the Act.
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 7 May 2026
At the same time, the list of what a child needs has become exhaustive and tyrannical.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of where demonstrations will be held.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Liquid app aims to create a simplified trading interface for an exhaustive list of financial assets.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 7 May 2026
At the same time, the list of what a child needs has become exhaustive and tyrannical.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of where demonstrations will be held.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Liquid app aims to create a simplified trading interface for an exhaustive list of financial assets.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustive
Adjective
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Before departure, perform a thorough safety check to ensure your boat is in good working condition and free of potential hazards.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Located inside a 1950s building, Klaus' apartment needed a thorough renovation.—
Leonie Rolinck,
Architectural Digest,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Decades of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has stopped, but unresolved disputes remain, and neither side has signed a formal, comprehensive peace treaty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The city still doesn’t have comprehensive recommendations on data center regulations.—
TERRY ROUECHE,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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One apartment, which had extensive damage, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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As a result, Pacers team president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard took full responsibility for the move, apologizing on social media.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Both reiterated, however, that the investigation was still active and the translations almost complete.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Her 18-year prison sentence was suspended, but her foundation says the conditional release is insufficient and demands her complete and unconditional freedom.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustive. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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