exhaustive
adjective
ex·haus·tive
ig-ˈzȯ-stiv 
: including all possibilities : thorough
conducted an exhaustive search
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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Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
While the seven-round draft feels exhaustive each year, the truth is good prospects, even Hall of Fame caliber ones, can slip through.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
And as Sam said, the perimeter around the hotel was exhaustive.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Here’s a non-exhaustive guide to the factual errors in Michael.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Exhaustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustive. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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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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