exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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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Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This is not an exhaustive list of players the Broncos could target in every round.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The programming is a result from community feedback, components of the 2014 educational plan and the staff’s expansive and exhaustive research into the big trends in how the arts promote community engagement.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Refugees are granted entry into the U.S. after an overseas and exhaustive process of security checks, medical screenings and interviews that typically takes years to complete.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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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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