as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
the first systematic effort to find witnesses to the crime systematic elimination and reintroduction of certain foods to determine what he's allergic to
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Recent Examples of systematic
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy – Limited series, also for Peacock, about the twisted life of serial killer John Wayne Gacy and exploring the grief, guilt and trauma of his victims’ friends and families and the systematic failures that fuelled his reign of terror.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Byron's confidence is bolstered by systematic car adjustments and ongoing checks, aiming to ensure that the problem does not recur during Sunday's season starter.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The international research effort is the first systematic odor and chemical analysis of multiple Egyptian mummies from a range of time periods.
—Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies on cold-water immersion.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Byron's confidence is bolstered by systematic car adjustments and ongoing checks, aiming to ensure that the problem does not recur during Sunday's season starter.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The international research effort is the first systematic odor and chemical analysis of multiple Egyptian mummies from a range of time periods.
—Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies on cold-water immersion.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for systematic
Adjective
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Sean Bean takes on the role of gang leader Ronnie Phelan, joined by Julie Graham, James Nelson-Joyce as his friend Michael and Hannah Onslow, the latter playing a couple who wants to start a new life – away from organized crime.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Then, on a more structural level, there is scope for much greater intelligence sharing across governments and joint task-forces on organized crime (gangs are a favorite extension of the Russian state).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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What’s the holdup: The Hall seems to have a methodical approach to hip-hop, which typically results in one act from the genre getting in each year.—
Joe Kwaczala,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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But over the course of the season, the Chiefs were a methodical team and the Eagles don’t mind playing that way.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Corddry is a series regular on the show, playing the character Tom Ruffage.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Henderson was a series regular on TruTV’s Tacoma FD for 4 seasons.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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