as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
Maintaining the house's expansive gardens requires intensive effort.
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Recent Examples of intensive
Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.
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Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
One-in-5 people who get the infection die, and anyone with it will require intensive medical care.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Locomotion, balance, and manipulation are energy-intensive, so runtime remains limited, often a few hours of active work per charge.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
In wetter regions with carbon-intensive grids, priority should be given to reducing power use to lower the overall water consumption, even if that means continued use of evaporative cooling with its higher onsite water consumption.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
One-in-5 people who get the infection die, and anyone with it will require intensive medical care.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Locomotion, balance, and manipulation are energy-intensive, so runtime remains limited, often a few hours of active work per charge.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
In wetter regions with carbon-intensive grids, priority should be given to reducing power use to lower the overall water consumption, even if that means continued use of evaporative cooling with its higher onsite water consumption.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This question — which strikes at the heart of a perennial issue in American politics, frequently reignited by recurring mass shootings — sparked an intense partisan divide.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the face of fierce opposition, Lyles supported bringing the Republican National Convention to Charlotte in 2020 — standing on her commitment to represent the entire city as mayor.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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In Paradise Bay, competition is fierce to attract high-end clientele and the standout offering at Maxx Royal is its two-story, 5,750-square-meter spa.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just like that, Denver’s ferocious defensive front had turned a go-ahead scoring opportunity for the Titans into a punt.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The conflict in Europe was mirrored by a ferocious debate between scientists and Spiritualists, each side fueled by the pain of their own private losses.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yes, there are so much terrible stuff online.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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But that obviously terrible call compromised the integrity of that game last night, and that's something the sport should be looking to avoid.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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