as in thoroughly
with attention to all aspects or details
the program's safety procedures were systematically analyzed for flaws
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Recent Examples of systematically
Prosecutors said Joshua Hunsucker, a 41-year-old former paramedic, systematically killed his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, with eyedrops – which contain the chemical tetrahydrozoline – and lied about her cause of death to land a $250,000 life insurance policy in September 2018.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The organization’s current chairman, Jabal Amelian, was killed in the initial wave of Israeli-US strikes in late February, while other leading figures have been systematically targeted by Israel since last year.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the conversations broke down and Rogers and Lacy, along with the National Federation of the Blind, filed a lawsuit, claiming the university systematically denies blind students equal access to an education.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
There is nowhere to hide a weak gate in a multiplicative chain like this, which is why brands that fix each step systematically outperform brands that optimize case by case, every time.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Women are being systematically removed not just from top administration positions but from military leadership, scientific institutions, and academia, with female scientists disproportionately affected by grant cuts and purges from federal research boards.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Most of my students are no longer inclined to systematically read a textbook, as my old astronomy class required.
—Jane Charlton, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.
—Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The organization’s current chairman, Jabal Amelian, was killed in the initial wave of Israeli-US strikes in late February, while other leading figures have been systematically targeted by Israel since last year.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the conversations broke down and Rogers and Lacy, along with the National Federation of the Blind, filed a lawsuit, claiming the university systematically denies blind students equal access to an education.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
There is nowhere to hide a weak gate in a multiplicative chain like this, which is why brands that fix each step systematically outperform brands that optimize case by case, every time.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Women are being systematically removed not just from top administration positions but from military leadership, scientific institutions, and academia, with female scientists disproportionately affected by grant cuts and purges from federal research boards.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Most of my students are no longer inclined to systematically read a textbook, as my old astronomy class required.
—Jane Charlton, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.
—Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for systematically
Adverb
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The two major goals of the Artemis II flight are to thoroughly test the Orion moonship and to work through the procedures and techniques needed to safely guide future crews to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors gain key insights, as these experts assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company’s fundamentals and the macro and micro factors impacting its performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Hungary’s first fully free election, in 1990, the Party made a decent showing.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Significant advancements in fully capable robotics have become much more efficient and useful for scientific discovery.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As customers and competitors make aggressive moves to implement AI, staying ahead means finding ways to embed AI into operations more comprehensively to reap its benefits at greater and greater scale.—
Terrence Curtin,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Other debt relief options — including debt settlement, consolidation or bankruptcy — can halt collection activity more comprehensively.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Jim Cusson, president of the retail branding agency Theory House that works extensively in the grocery space, said that Starbucks’ adding protein to its lattes should’ve signaled the peak of the protein craze.—
Rich Bellis,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Treasury bills were first used extensively during World War I, when they were considered an emergency source of federal revenue.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Systematically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematically. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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