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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
Foundations Over the course of a renowned 50-year career, evidenced by some 300 custom-house designs, the Los Angeles architect Richard Neutra evolved an exhaustive manner of interviewing clients, even by today’s standards.
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Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For an overview of the minor updates that have arrived periodically over the past year, check out this blog post or this exhaustive history of updates.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
And yet this exhaustive chronicle of movie madness also asks if a flop can sometimes be a good thing, proving that artistic freedom still exists in an industry that keeps trying to remove it from the formula.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Mercedes-Benz has an exhaustive list of model names and trims, including two new 2025 hybrid sport utility vehicles at the extremes of the carmaker’s GLC lineup.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For an overview of the minor updates that have arrived periodically over the past year, check out this blog post or this exhaustive history of updates.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
And yet this exhaustive chronicle of movie madness also asks if a flop can sometimes be a good thing, proving that artistic freedom still exists in an industry that keeps trying to remove it from the formula.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Mercedes-Benz has an exhaustive list of model names and trims, including two new 2025 hybrid sport utility vehicles at the extremes of the carmaker’s GLC lineup.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustive
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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,
1 Oct. 2025
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This study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, was the most thorough deep dive into the biology of supercentenarians (people over 110 years), according to Esteller.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then the Shasta County Coroner’s Office collaborated with Othram, whose scientists extracted DNA from the remains and employed its Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing to construct a comprehensive DNA profile, the laboratory said in a news release.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Specializing in criminal defense, civil rights litigation, personal injury, family law, and sports entertainment, the firm employs a comprehensive approach.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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That game, a 6-0 win over Peru, was later the subject of an extensive investigation published by the Sunday Times that suggested the game had been fixed.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Other horror streaming services offer a more extensive selection of films for fans of scary movies.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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During the last full government shutdown in 2013, about 850,000 federal employees were furloughed, meaning they were required to take unpaid leave, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress are locked in a standoff over a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government and allow time for full bipartisan negotiations on appropriations.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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New signals, crosswalks and bike infrastructure could be complete by 2026.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustive. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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