extensive
adjective
ex·ten·sive
ik-ˈsten(t)-siv 
1
: having wide or considerable extent
extensive reading
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3
: of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor
extensively
adverb
extensiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of extensive in a Sentence
The storm caused extensive damage.
an extensive series of tests
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Meanwhile, Nadella seemed to take Scott’s extensive concerns to heart.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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“Extensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extensive. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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extensive
adjective
ex·ten·sive
ik-ˈsten(t)-siv
: having wide or large extent
extensively
adverb
extensiveness
noun
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