- 1very thorough; looking at every detail a thoroughgoing revision of the text
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- 2complete a thoroughgoing commitment to change
thoroughgoing
adjectiveNAmE//ˈθəroʊˌɡoʊɪŋ//, NAmE//ˈθərəˌɡoʊɪŋ//
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