exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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Examples of exhaustive in a Sentence
The list was long but not exhaustive.
after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat
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As exhaustive as our vetting process is, this protective order did not surface in our searches.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm $24 at Kohls.com Personal item essentials vary from person to person, and Hyland revealed that enjoying an exhaustive skincare and beauty routine is her favorite in-flight ritual for remaining calm and comfortable.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
In time for the 23rd anniversary of 9/11—and two years after America’s chaotic departure from Afghanistan—a new book offers an exhaustive version of this story of fundamental depravity: Richard Beck’s Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
At the shows, Joyce Manor will play the entirety of the 2014 album, which, for many bands, is an exhaustive task; for Joyce Manor, that means 19 minutes.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2024
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm $24 at Kohls.com Personal item essentials vary from person to person, and Hyland revealed that enjoying an exhaustive skincare and beauty routine is her favorite in-flight ritual for remaining calm and comfortable.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
In time for the 23rd anniversary of 9/11—and two years after America’s chaotic departure from Afghanistan—a new book offers an exhaustive version of this story of fundamental depravity: Richard Beck’s Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
At the shows, Joyce Manor will play the entirety of the 2014 album, which, for many bands, is an exhaustive task; for Joyce Manor, that means 19 minutes.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2024
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exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv
: trying all possibilities : thorough
an exhaustive search
exhaustively
adverb
exhaustiveness
noun
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