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
Recent Examples on the Web
In November 2022, after an exhaustive search, Gabe’s partial remains were found in two parts of Amador County, about 10 miles apart.
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Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Like many computational problems, function inversion can be solved by exhaustive search.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
In the exhaustive Title IX investigation, her name scarcely came up at all.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In 1989, the duo published Total Baseball, an invaluable book for the pre-internet age that provided exhaustive lists of players’ stats dating back to the 19th century.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Trian Partners has urged the company to clarify its succession process and undertake an exhaustive search for Iger’s replacement, the activist campaign’s website says.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And as Ars Technica noted in its exhaustive recap, the culprit had been working on the project out in the open.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
This powerful combination ensures that every corner and curve of your pool, from the floor to the waterline, receives an exhaustive clean.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Which is why Private Equity, the memoir of former hedge fund executive assistant Carrie Sun, is making waves for its entertaining and exhaustive detailing of the ins-and-outs of assistant work, and the intense burnout Sun dealt with along the way.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Like many computational problems, function inversion can be solved by exhaustive search.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
In the exhaustive Title IX investigation, her name scarcely came up at all.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In 1989, the duo published Total Baseball, an invaluable book for the pre-internet age that provided exhaustive lists of players’ stats dating back to the 19th century.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Trian Partners has urged the company to clarify its succession process and undertake an exhaustive search for Iger’s replacement, the activist campaign’s website says.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And as Ars Technica noted in its exhaustive recap, the culprit had been working on the project out in the open.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
This powerful combination ensures that every corner and curve of your pool, from the floor to the waterline, receives an exhaustive clean.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Which is why Private Equity, the memoir of former hedge fund executive assistant Carrie Sun, is making waves for its entertaining and exhaustive detailing of the ins-and-outs of assistant work, and the intense burnout Sun dealt with along the way.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 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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