completist
noun
com·plet·ist
kəm-ˈplē-tist 
: one who wants to make something (such as a collection) complete
Examples of completist in a Sentence
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That location is for completists only — there’s not much to see out there (which is kind of the point).
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
Some completists are attempting to collect all the versions.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
In fact, for Oscar completists, ShortsTV’s annual roundup is one of the most rewarding theatrical experiences audiences could hope for this year.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
On that frame the show spins a web of story lines as intricate (and completist) as the D.S.M.-5.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
The omission of several songs from the tour’s setlist was a source of consternation for some completist fans when the film opened in October, although many correctly guessed that the 2-hours-45-minutes film would get an expansion when the movie became available for home viewing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
Those of us who are not completists may not feel these were such terrible losses; two hours and 45 minutes in a theater space — the running time this ended up at — can feel about as long as the three hours and 25 that the Eras Tour sets ended up lasting in the end.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
As in the John Wick franchise, but with wittier one-liners, the essential motivation for everyone appears to be revenge, pursued with completist relish and mixed with a certain fastidiousness about not leaving any traces or surviving witnesses.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
The movie’s trailers showcase these roles, though The Flash still packs in surprises for completists and continuity obsessives.
—Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
Some completists are attempting to collect all the versions.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
In fact, for Oscar completists, ShortsTV’s annual roundup is one of the most rewarding theatrical experiences audiences could hope for this year.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
On that frame the show spins a web of story lines as intricate (and completist) as the D.S.M.-5.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
The omission of several songs from the tour’s setlist was a source of consternation for some completist fans when the film opened in October, although many correctly guessed that the 2-hours-45-minutes film would get an expansion when the movie became available for home viewing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
Those of us who are not completists may not feel these were such terrible losses; two hours and 45 minutes in a theater space — the running time this ended up at — can feel about as long as the three hours and 25 that the Eras Tour sets ended up lasting in the end.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
As in the John Wick franchise, but with wittier one-liners, the essential motivation for everyone appears to be revenge, pursued with completist relish and mixed with a certain fastidiousness about not leaving any traces or surviving witnesses.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
The movie’s trailers showcase these roles, though The Flash still packs in surprises for completists and continuity obsessives.
—Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Completist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/completist. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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