as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern the first systematic effort to find witnesses to the crime systematic elimination and reintroduction of certain foods to determine what he's allergic to

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Recent Examples of systematic Additionally, a systematic review from German researchers found 30 such cases in medical literature between 1982 and 2010. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 June 2025 According to one systematic review, these processes may improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025 Dependency Analysis And Risk Assessment: Carry out a systematic evaluation of your domain strategy. Daniel Strauss, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 For almost five decades, Iran has been run as a police state, where fear, surveillance, and systematic human rights abuses are tools of governance and methods of regime survival. Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for systematic
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Adjective
  • Its mandate was expanded under the Biden and first Trump administrations to encompass all types of organized crime, not just drug trafficking.
    Tim Golden, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
  • The suspects appeared well organized, according to Rosen, and were being directed by a mother of one of the teens.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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  • Similarly, Israel’s methodical strikes on research labs, explosives test sites, reactors, and nuclear scientists has likely set back the Islamic Republic’s work — either toward nuclear breakout or a just-in-time weapon that could be ready within weeks.
    Brett Schaefer, National Review, 23 June 2025
  • The British soldiers fought in red uniforms with orderly precision and methodical execution; Marion fought in camouflage from trees and bushes.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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  • Most regular smokers begin in their teenage years, with nearly 90% of them picking up the habit before turning 18, according to the Ministry of Health.
    Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
  • The Fever announced Clark’s absence in a status report before the game, which will not count towards the team’s regular season standings.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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