thoroughness

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Recent Examples of thoroughness The process should be reviewed and adjustments made to ensure fairness and thoroughness. Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Skipping Surface Preparation The quality and longevity of a tile installation often depend on the quality and thoroughness of surface preparation. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026 Defense attorneys for the officers questioned him closely, seeking to challenge the thoroughness and conclusions of the investigation. Joan Murray, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026 Just last week, researchers hotly debated the thoroughness of the contamination testing at Palisades Charter High School’s campus. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 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
  • On a day Major League Baseball celebrates inclusiveness, several North Texas civil rights groups gathered outside Globe Life Field to again urge the Texas Rangers to remove a controversial statue displayed inside the ballpark.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Key Club, with core values of leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness, meets every other Tuesday during lunch on campus.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, examinations should prioritize risks that threaten bank safety and soundness.
    Katanga Johnson, Bloomberg, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Look for structural soundness over cosmetic looks when thrifting furniture.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Thoroughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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