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covering the relevant parts or major aspects of a subject thoroughly
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- comprehensive review
- comprehensive account
- comprehensive assessment
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The report offers a comprehensive account of the available evidence.
A comprehensive review must include conflicting findings.
The bibliography is comprehensive within the period specified.
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Primary curation section: Academic. Comprehensive does not always mean absolutely exhaustive. State the scope rather than implying that nothing has been omitted. Comparative: more comprehensive; superlative: most comprehensive. Related adverb: comprehensively.
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