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 But beyond these high-profile failures lies a quieter, more insidious scandal: the WHO’s systematic effort to obscure Hamas’s exploitation of hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Avraham Russell Shalev, National Review, 24 Mar. 2025 President Trump has embarked on a systematic effort to unravel Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights legacy, rolling back protections that have shaped American life for nearly six decades. Russell Contreras, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025 The family is seeking damages in addition to systematic reforms, the law firm representing the family, Otubusin & Otubusin, said in a March 13 news release. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025 Assyrians continue to face systematic dispossession as well as threats against their existence in their homeland. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for systematic
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Adjective
  • The Canucks have been consistently well organized and tactically thoughtful.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Tensions between the two countries rose in January over accepting flights of immigrants deported from the U.S. Noem sat down Thursday morning with the country's foreign minister and was set to meet with Colombia's leader and police to discuss efforts to fight organized crime.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Rodgers’ methodical approach didn’t sit well with longtime Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward.
    Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The first half of White Lotus Season Three was fairly methodical, and at times even restrained, in establishing the new characters and setting up their conflicts with one another.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Back in October 2008, the Saturday Night Live gang was eating dinner at one of creator Lorne Michaels' regular restaurants, Lattanzi, to toast the week's host, Jon Hamm, before heading back to the office to crank out the week's script.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Waste management is a focus with regular composting and staff awareness training for environmentally sound water and waste practices.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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