exhaustively

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Recent Examples of exhaustively Preservation Connecticut’s searchable surveys, built in collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, exhaustively document historic barns, mills, artistic places, and town greens in every part of the state. Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 The events surrounding that night have been exhaustively investigated and recounted in numerous stories, documentaries and police investigations. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers? Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 First, Frank Walsh and a number of other commissioners supported Manly’s 141-page report, which exhaustively documented inequality and injustice. Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Fermat listed these future outcomes exhaustively, considering each possible way the next five coin flips could land. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026 Sprawling, fearsome scenes of battle unfurl with a nightmarish, exhaustively detailed authenticity. Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies. Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustively
Adverb
  • The testing process utilized 11 distinct temperature rise and fall test platforms to simulate real operational conditions and verify system stability systematically.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This foundational process involves systematically exploring emerging trends, product solutions, customer segments, and economic sales drivers.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The Iran fiasco has thoroughly exposed the hollowness of hawkish calls for war and promises of decisive action.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Gregory drew her as mean, menacing, and thoroughly indifferent to male-centric standards of beauty and decorum.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Exhaustively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustively. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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