systematically

Definition of systematicallynext

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Recent Examples of systematically Economists studying the post-recession years have found this asymmetry systematically rewarded people who already owned capital before the crash and penalized everyone who didn’t yet have any. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Effective succession planning is less about identifying a successor and more about systematically building leadership capability across the organization. Blazy Flash, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Trump has systematically starved Social Security of funds for customer service, a cynical effort to make this all-important program seem more burdensome to the seniors who rely on it. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The Kremlin has also started to systematically target Ukrainian ports and ships in the Black Sea in hopes of degrading the infrastructure that supports the country’s agricultural exports. Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 Those letters also pointed out that the National Voter Registration Act bars election officials from systematically canceling voter registrations during the 90-day period before a federal election. Miles Parks, NPR, 31 July 2026 In that massacre, Black South Carolinians were systematically hunted throughout their community over an alleged attack on a white elderly woman, which was later proved false. Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 Aristotle was the first to systematically study the power of metaphor as a rhetorical device. Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for systematically
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
Adverb
  • The Puerto Rican boxer had brain surgery but never fully recovered from his injuries, identified as a large subdural hematoma, and was in a persistent vegetative state.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Based on the state’s funding formula, the district is only 70% fully funded, down from 73% last year.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Consumer browsers aren’t designed to comprehensively enforce security on all the actions a user might take.
    Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Russia has sophisticated air defenses but its vast territory is hard to comprehensively cover.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Adverb
  • Ken Dychtwald, a psychologist who's written extensively about the golden years, says with more than 80 million Americans now over the age of 65, expect to see a lot more of these luxury senior communities.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Steam catapults have the enormous advantage of being mature and extensively understood.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Systematically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematically. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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