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
He was put on intensive supervised release in September.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
All procurement contracts of $50,000 or more will need to be reviewed and approved by the senior vice president, finance, and chief financial officer, and all current procurements will undergo an intensive review.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The torture included beating him with belts; forcing him to sleep on the floor; intensive exercises; standing in a corner and touching his toes; and denying him his prescribed medication, per Bragg.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
That said, the graphically intensive Genshin Impact is playable on the Nxtpaper, albeit with stutters that are particularly noticeable during moments of intense combat.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
All procurement contracts of $50,000 or more will need to be reviewed and approved by the senior vice president, finance, and chief financial officer, and all current procurements will undergo an intensive review.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The torture included beating him with belts; forcing him to sleep on the floor; intensive exercises; standing in a corner and touching his toes; and denying him his prescribed medication, per Bragg.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
That said, the graphically intensive Genshin Impact is playable on the Nxtpaper, albeit with stutters that are particularly noticeable during moments of intense combat.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
Adjective
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Described as the sport world’s equivalent of the Vatican’s conclave voting procedure for a new pope, the election by secret ballot was preceded by intense lobbying campaigns by all the candidates.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Already, court challenges against the president’s latest moves are emerging, and intense mainstream media coverage has, of course, cast what he’s done in a highly negative light.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Monday night’s fierce winds took it down, damaging the support structures in the process.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The result captures something rarely seen in sports marketing: fierce competitors actively supporting each other’s growth.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moments of ferocious, wall-of-noise intensity come interspersed with passages of beautiful calm, like vape breaks between stints inside a dungeon rave.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Senior Jordan Hobbs balled out with 28 points and went 5-for-10 from deep.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The boys now harbor a terrible secret of their own.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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But the point is, every team has a few terrible losses in the course of a season.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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