as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern the first systematic effort to find witnesses to the crime systematic elimination and reintroduction of certain foods to determine what he's allergic to

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Recent Examples of systematic Building on this effort, the Biden administration began a systematic diplomatic push to curtail China’s access to advanced technologies. Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025 However, a systematic review and meta-analysis did not show clear overall evidence for nut consumption leading to long-term weight loss for individuals at higher weights.4 One 12-week randomized control trial found that adding pistachios as a daily snack decreased hunger. Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 To environmental activists, the systematic deconstruction of America’s coal industry was a beautiful thing, a way to meet emissions goals set under the Paris Climate Accords. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 For the latter, organizations must invest in their own systematic transformation, covering everything from strategy and operations to communications, to become future-ready brands that are resilient, impactful, responsive and adaptive. Piyachart Isarabhakdee, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for systematic
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  • Yet the 6,000 inhabitants also depend, for the most part, on the avocado, either directly or indirectly—a link further complicated by the presence of organized crime in the region.
    Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sheinbaum also boasted of reducing the homicide rate by more than fifty per cent, and of empowering her police chief to create an investigative unit to confront organized crime.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • As the judge made clear at yesterday’s hearing, the evidence shows a plan to attack Max and Michael, and its methodical implementation.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Continuous Improvement: The Film Room Mentality Throughout his career, Rich Gannon's approach to improvement was methodical and unflinching.
    Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Still in regular contact with his two now-teenagers by his fashion designer ex-wife, Georgina Chapman, Weinstein had wanted to shield them from the fact of his cancer.
    Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Knowles wants women to remember to get regular screenings–early detection is key.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systematic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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