thoroughness

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Recent Examples of thoroughness The exacting, obsessive thoroughness with which Cameron has imagined this world is not an end in itself, however. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025 Doing these things was an act of faith and thoroughness. Victoria Barry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Proposals will undergo a competitive evaluation process, scrutinized for their technological readiness, financial viability, and the thoroughness of their plans to meet all regulatory and permitting requirements. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 The book is a marvel in its intensity, thoroughness, and honesty. Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughness
Noun
  • Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This suggests long-distance interactions and cultural inclusiveness during the Tang Dynasty, according to the researchers.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Perceptions that the work fostering inclusiveness at the University of Denver has been swept aside are far from reality.
    Christopher Whitt, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But these looser lending standards raise concerns of their own about the soundness of the financial system.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The move also was met with criticism elsewhere, ranging from the soundness of the Argentinian political and economic system to the White House’s use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund for the liquidity measure.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Thoroughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughness. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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