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 heft of the book—at more than six hundred pages, it is exhaustively researched and exhausting to read—reflects the writer’s convictions.
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Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Most of those winners have been exhaustively showcased on our site.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The movie’s go-to technique is exhaustively long flashbacks meant to retroactively explain connective tissue that, at the very least, ought to have been hinted at through performance.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Intentional, in this case, meaning exhaustively tested and research.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
The part of the sensory cortex that receives input from the hand hasn't been mapped exhaustively via electrodes, in part because the regions dealing with the fingertips are tucked into a groove in the brain called the central sulcus.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Most of those winners have been exhaustively showcased on our site.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The movie’s go-to technique is exhaustively long flashbacks meant to retroactively explain connective tissue that, at the very least, ought to have been hinted at through performance.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Intentional, in this case, meaning exhaustively tested and research.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
The part of the sensory cortex that receives input from the hand hasn't been mapped exhaustively via electrodes, in part because the regions dealing with the fingertips are tucked into a groove in the brain called the central sulcus.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
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,
18 Oct. 2025
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Nelson systematically challenges each pillar of Roberts's argument.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And after a performance like that, where Tottenham were thoroughly outplayed and outfought, Frank will need to lean on characters capable of making an impact on and off the pitch.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Once the soil is completely dry, water the plant thoroughly.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Exhaustively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustively. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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