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ɪgˈzɔs tɪvex·haus·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoingadjective

    performed comprehensively and completely

    "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

Wiktionary

  1. exhaustiveadjective

    Including every possible element.

    We made an exhaustive list.

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  1. exhaustive

    Exhaustive refers to a method, study, research, or analysis that is comprehensive, thorough, or complete, leaving absolutely no aspect, detail or element uncovered or unexplored. It covers all possible or potential points, questions, or scenarios. It can also refer to something that is extremely demanding or intensely performed, requiring a lot of effort, resources or energy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Exhaustiveadjective

    serving or tending to exhaust; exhibiting all the facts or arguments; as, an exhaustive method

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of exhaustive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of exhaustive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of exhaustive in a Sentence

  1. Mitch McConnell:

    With an exhaustive investigation complete, would the country finally unify to confront the real challenges before us ? Would we finally be able to move on from partisan paralysis and breathless conspiracy theorizing ? or would we remain consumed by unhinged partisanship, and keep dividing ourselves to the point that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian President Vladimir Putin agents need only stand on the sidelines and watch as their job is done for them ?

  2. Craig Counsell:

    We’ve been in contact with Major League Baseball. We’ve done exhaustive contact tracing. So no issues with tonight’s game.

  3. Michelle Straschnitzki:

    Im glad he wont be putting everyone through a lengthy, exhaustive and heartbreaking trial, however, I also hope that by doing so, he doesnt get an absurdly reduced sentence as per our justice system.

  4. Robert Curtis Gottlieb:

    This is clearly a very thorough, exhaustive investigation that’s under way, i have every reason to believe that Mr. Tantillo will not be charged with anything regarding the boat, campaign contributions or anything else under the sun because he did absolutely nothing wrong.

  5. Prosecutor Creighton Waters:

    After an exhaustive investigation, there is only one person who had the motive, who had the means, who had the opportunity to commit these crimes, and also whose guilty conduct after these crimes betrays him, this defendant is the one person who was living a lie, the defendant is the person on which a storm was descending, and the defendant was a person where his own storm would actually mean consequences for Maggie and Paul and consequences for those who trusted him.

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