exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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Examples of exhaustive in a Sentence
The list was long but not exhaustive.
after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
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Traditionally, Emery uses exhaustive methods to instil his teaching into players and, off the field, prefers to keep a distance.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Bárbara Enríquez, the production designer, and Carolina Caicedo, the producer, are prime examples; both speak passionately about the exhaustive work done so far.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Here are the other current and former officials in Patel's crosshairs, according to the book, which notes that the list is not exhaustive:
Michael Atkinson: former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
There is also an active counter-trend ‘buy’ signal on the weekly chart that increases the chances that today’s gap down is exhaustive.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Bárbara Enríquez, the production designer, and Carolina Caicedo, the producer, are prime examples; both speak passionately about the exhaustive work done so far.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Here are the other current and former officials in Patel's crosshairs, according to the book, which notes that the list is not exhaustive:
Michael Atkinson: former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
There is also an active counter-trend ‘buy’ signal on the weekly chart that increases the chances that today’s gap down is exhaustive.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv
: trying all possibilities : thorough
an exhaustive search
exhaustively
adverb
exhaustiveness
noun
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