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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As the exhaustive interview began to wind down, Peisner alleged Rock blocked his attempts to leave, writing that the musician insisted on playing YouTube video after YouTube video.
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Even some Trump allies have disputed his claims about the 2020 election, and exhaustive reviews of that election have found that Trump's claims are false.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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EW.com, 20 May 2024
Even some Trump allies have disputed his claims about the 2020 election, and exhaustive reviews of that election have found that Trump's claims are false.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 May 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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