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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At the same time, any bumps in the crew’s five-decade journey are gilded over with effusive but apparently earnest nostalgia; an in-depth excavation or an exhaustive accounting, this is not.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
All of which led me on an exhaustive hunt to find the perfect running sunglasses.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
European governments believe all of these were acts of sabotage orchestrated by Russia, and this list is far from exhaustive.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Deep performs an exhaustive examination of every file and folder on a Mac and is best for when maximum security assurance is needed or if your Mac may have been compromised by a phishing attack.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
All of which led me on an exhaustive hunt to find the perfect running sunglasses.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
European governments believe all of these were acts of sabotage orchestrated by Russia, and this list is far from exhaustive.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Deep performs an exhaustive examination of every file and folder on a Mac and is best for when maximum security assurance is needed or if your Mac may have been compromised by a phishing attack.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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