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Recent Examples of comprehensiveness
Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.
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Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Healthcare leaders, policymakers and clinicians need to insist on transparency, rigor and comprehensiveness as absolute necessities.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Employer Professional Development Award—for organizations that provide outstanding continuing education as evidenced by their quality, comprehensiveness, innovation, or impact.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Healthcare leaders, policymakers and clinicians need to insist on transparency, rigor and comprehensiveness as absolute necessities.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Employer Professional Development Award—for organizations that provide outstanding continuing education as evidenced by their quality, comprehensiveness, innovation, or impact.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensiveness
Noun
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Defense attorneys for the officers questioned him closely, seeking to challenge the thoroughness and conclusions of the investigation.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Just last week, researchers hotly debated the thoroughness of the contamination testing at Palisades Charter High School’s campus.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The brand has made solid efforts to reclaim its market position, such as by shifting its strategy to focus more on inclusiveness and bringing back its runway fashion show in 2024 after a multi-year hiatus.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Keane loved Polinsky’s insistence on inclusiveness, respect for the governor down to the most obscure staffer, and zero tolerance for those disrespectful to rank-and-file workers.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Look for structural soundness over cosmetic looks when thrifting furniture.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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The flow of deposits to less stable banks threatens the soundness of the entire financial system.—
Tyler Curtis,
Boston Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Comprehensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensiveness. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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