EXHAUSTIVELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

exhaustively

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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 Comparison shopping more exhaustively can be just that, exhausting. — Lindsay Owens, As Told To Nina Zipkin, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 It has also only been trained on a limited number of cell types that biologists have studied exhaustively. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Preservation Connecticut’s searchable surveys, built in collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, exhaustively document historic barns, mills, artistic places, and town greens in every part of the state. — Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 The events surrounding that night have been exhaustively investigated and recounted in numerous stories, documentaries and police investigations. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers? — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 First, Frank Walsh and a number of other commissioners supported Manly’s 141-page report, which exhaustively documented inequality and injustice. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Fermat listed these future outcomes exhaustively, considering each possible way the next five coin flips could land. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026

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This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Israel and the United States have hit thousands of Iranian targets, systematically destroying much of the country’s military infrastructure and killing many of its top leaders.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

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In a series thoroughly well cast (by Jessica Kelly and Lisa Parasyn), Lee and Brennan, especially, stand out as originals, their performances drawn from life, or some private corner of their imagination.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Blazy’s collection this season references an unstructured 1920s silhouette, while this style’s homage to the house’s boucle tweed, embellished with paillettes, creates a thoroughly modern evening look.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

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