as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
the psychic's claims were exhaustively examined by scientific experts and found to be without merit
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Recent Examples of exhaustively
Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Finally, Kavanaugh exhaustively lists other federal statutes that the president may invoke to impose tariffs without having to rely on IEEPA emergency powers.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
But Georgia’s results were exhaustively verified by machine and manual recounts, a signature audit, and multiple court cases and investigations.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
For instance, the final reports of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack in 2022 and the House Committee on Benghazi in 2016 provide exhaustively detailed timelines of the respective attacks that do not exist anywhere else.
—Claire Leavitt, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
The Crisis Improvisation Gap Leaders rehearse their ideal narratives exhaustively.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Finally, Kavanaugh exhaustively lists other federal statutes that the president may invoke to impose tariffs without having to rely on IEEPA emergency powers.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
But Georgia’s results were exhaustively verified by machine and manual recounts, a signature audit, and multiple court cases and investigations.
—State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
For instance, the final reports of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack in 2022 and the House Committee on Benghazi in 2016 provide exhaustively detailed timelines of the respective attacks that do not exist anywhere else.
—Claire Leavitt, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
The data on 1,779 policy issues was researched exhaustively before Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page of Princeton University published their conclusions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
The Crisis Improvisation Gap Leaders rehearse their ideal narratives exhaustively.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustively
Adverb
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In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Exhaustively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustively. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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