exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
Synonyms
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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In the West, an excessive heat watch is in effect for Tuesday to Saturday already, due to the extreme and exhaustive heat wave expected to hit California from Redding to Palm Springs where temps will reach over 110 degrees daily, with little reprieve overnight due to warm nighttime temps.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 June 2024
With exhaustive sourcing and new interviews, Hoff accounts for each small and large production mishap, from Dunaway tossing away a $50,000 brooch on the first day of filming to the many injuries sustained by Mara Hobel, who played little Christina.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 29 June 2024
An exhaustive list of the items can be found on the FDA website.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
The problem puts hundreds of millions of cows, hogs, horses and other animals in danger — and leads veterinarians to work exhaustive hours.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2024
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 June 2024
With exhaustive sourcing and new interviews, Hoff accounts for each small and large production mishap, from Dunaway tossing away a $50,000 brooch on the first day of filming to the many injuries sustained by Mara Hobel, who played little Christina.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 29 June 2024
An exhaustive list of the items can be found on the FDA website.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
The problem puts hundreds of millions of cows, hogs, horses and other animals in danger — and leads veterinarians to work exhaustive hours.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 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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