as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
the psychic's claims were exhaustively examined by scientific experts and found to be without merit
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Recent Examples of exhaustively
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Many cities claim to be the ‘most’ romantic, but Venice is a destination that exhaustively embodies the designation.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
The Crisis Improvisation Gap Leaders rehearse their ideal narratives exhaustively.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The lifelong Carson superfan (and podcaster on the subject) compiled an incisive and exhaustively detailed biography that breaks down the comedy figure deemed inscrutable in his lifetime by examining his work.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The lower-body passing mechanics O'Connell and his staff have been working so exhaustively on with the struggling McCarthy can be shelved until spring.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.
—Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Many cities claim to be the ‘most’ romantic, but Venice is a destination that exhaustively embodies the designation.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
The Crisis Improvisation Gap Leaders rehearse their ideal narratives exhaustively.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The lifelong Carson superfan (and podcaster on the subject) compiled an incisive and exhaustively detailed biography that breaks down the comedy figure deemed inscrutable in his lifetime by examining his work.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The lower-body passing mechanics O'Connell and his staff have been working so exhaustively on with the struggling McCarthy can be shelved until spring.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.
—Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustively
Adverb
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the halftime locker room, the plan was to come out strong in the first four-minute segment and systematically break the Bluejays down.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This is why experts recommend vacuuming in different directions and thoroughly agitating the carpet piles.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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Her voice cracks in pain, anger, and heartbreak at how thoroughly the system and those around her failed her.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Exhaustively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustively. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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