Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an exhaustive manner; in such a manner as to leave no point of a subject unexamined; thoroughly: as, he treated the subject exhaustively.
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- adverb In an
exhaustive manner
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- adverb in an exhaustive manner
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Examples
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And one of the things they’ve tested exhaustively is time-travel.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Clegg says the government looked "exhaustively" at whether to introduce a graduate tax, but decided it could not work.
Politics blog + prime minister's questions – live Andrew Sparrow 2010
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Ya somethin' was proved "exhaustively" up thread but probably not what you think...
32 million extra males. Ann Althouse 2009
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No foreigner would then purchase anything until it had been long enough in his hands to be examined and re-examined and "exhaustively" examined, -- or accept any order for imports unless the order were accompanied by
Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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When is a class of Things said to be 'exhaustively' divided?
The Game of Logic Lewis Carroll 1865
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Brodie last week declined to comment, saying the incident had been "exhaustively" investigated.
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Brunswick worked "exhaustively" to obtain a list of lenders for Leibovitz that included Colony, Brunswick claimed.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Brodie last week declined to comment, saying the incident had been "exhaustively" investigated.
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It is this level of detail at which Ailes scrutinizes what goes on the air, from his rivals and, especially – exhaustively – on his own channels, which also include the 4-year-old Fox Business Network.
Roger Ailes: I Hired Sarah Palin Because She Was 'Hot And Got Ratings' 2011
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If you're in an established relationship and suddenly find yourself forced to make a choice between a partner and a pet, I can only urge you to search exhaustively for an alternative to giving up your companion animal.
Dr. Karen Becker: Would You Choose Your Pet Over Your Partner? Dr. Karen Becker 2011
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