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 There’s not really a systematic antisemitism problem. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 His systematic dismantling of one of the league’s top defenses — led by two premier point-of-attack stoppers on a team with championship pedigree — silenced the tired trope that in a league full of giants, a 6-foot-1 guard can’t control the game. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025 Diet May Play a Role in Injury Risk The authors noted that a couple of systematic reviews have examined the connection between running injuries and diet. Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 May 2025 Human rights groups have criticized prison conditions in the country, alleging systematic torture, malnutrition and other abuses. Laura Strickler, NBC news, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for systematic
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Adjective
  • Set against a backdrop of violence and shifting loyalties, Slant dives deep into the savage — and at times surreal — world of organized crime.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • The brothers initially denied involvement and tried to make the incident look like an organized crime hit.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Stubbornness is your weakness AND your strength as the sun enters methodical Taurus!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • That would be in stark contrast to MSR’s more methodical approach, which is designed to deliver many samples sourced from a wide range of terrain and carefully curated to be of maximal scientific value—that is, material thought most likely to harbor evidence of past or even present Mars life.
    Leonard David, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Both the long and regular size women's 30 bags are on sale.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 16 May 2025
  • This time, there’s the weight of expectations for Journalism, again ridden by regular jockey Umberto Rispoli, with the pressure on.
    Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025

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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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