as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War
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Recent Examples of comprehensively
The six cameras now installed on the bridge don’t provide complete coverage and don’t allow police or other officials to comprehensively analyze an incident.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Toothless at one end, so vulnerable at the other, and comprehensively outworked in midfield.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Research shows that combining aerobic exercise and resistance training can support your body more comprehensively than either type alone.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 5 May 2026
The tools of cinema change quickly, often comprehensively.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Built in the 1920s, the Reflecting Pool and its surroundings were comprehensively renovated in 2012, paid for by $34 million in Obama-era stimulus funding.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Now researchers have comprehensively looked at how birth order affects the likelihood of various health conditions.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Trust, once comprehensively destroyed, cannot be rebuilt in a hotel in Islamabad over 21 hours.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Who would have thought a suite of songs that cover being annoyed at TV chef Jamie Oliver and some rich Tesla driver moving into an old flame’s flat would be so comprehensively devastating?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Toothless at one end, so vulnerable at the other, and comprehensively outworked in midfield.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Research shows that combining aerobic exercise and resistance training can support your body more comprehensively than either type alone.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 5 May 2026
The tools of cinema change quickly, often comprehensively.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Built in the 1920s, the Reflecting Pool and its surroundings were comprehensively renovated in 2012, paid for by $34 million in Obama-era stimulus funding.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Now researchers have comprehensively looked at how birth order affects the likelihood of various health conditions.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Trust, once comprehensively destroyed, cannot be rebuilt in a hotel in Islamabad over 21 hours.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Who would have thought a suite of songs that cover being annoyed at TV chef Jamie Oliver and some rich Tesla driver moving into an old flame’s flat would be so comprehensively devastating?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensively
Adverb
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According to one Mercer study, 97 percent of them are less likely to fund companies that fail to systematically upskill their workforce on AI.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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There are also reports of homes being systematically destroyed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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Rinse the board thoroughly with clean water.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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The testimony of Shivon Zilis — senior Musk adviser, former OpenAI board member and mother of four of his children — showed how thoroughly personal and professional relationships overlapped inside early OpenAI.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Comprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensively. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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