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 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 Sprawling, fearsome scenes of battle unfurl with a nightmarish, exhaustively detailed authenticity. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 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. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

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County investigators say the insurer systematically underpaid and suppressed smoke-damage claims, leaving families unable to afford toxin testing or remediation and turning insurance into a barrier to long-term recovery.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The tenant, in other words, is systematically choosing counterparties that are younger than its own product line.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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