as in highly
to a large extent or degree
several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of extensively
Completed in 2004 by builder James Nolan and architect Howard Backen, and extensively remodeled by Seacrest in collaboration with Clint Nicholas and Silvia Nobili of Nobili Marqués Arquitectura, the property offers a Tuscan-style main home, a pool house, and a guest cottage.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
Both Krowski and Forand’s defense attorney also extensively argued there are major concerns about the veracity of the allegations and plenty of evidence that appear to contradict them.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
As landlord for the Academy Awards, AEG upgrade the theater extensively including its stage, lighting and sound, the lobbies and backstage areas, and production facilities.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
This can mean shopping around extensively for rates and lenders, adding mortgage points and potentially even making a larger down payment than first planned.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Over time, Drake became a regular headline performer on numerous cruise lines, traveling extensively across global itineraries.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Fields was voted the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year with Bulldogs, while Lester was a key reserve and played extensively when Clark was sidelined with an injury late in the season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
They’re carefully selected, extensively trained.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Bouvier is interviewed extensively in the series, defending himself.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
Both Krowski and Forand’s defense attorney also extensively argued there are major concerns about the veracity of the allegations and plenty of evidence that appear to contradict them.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
As landlord for the Academy Awards, AEG upgrade the theater extensively including its stage, lighting and sound, the lobbies and backstage areas, and production facilities.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
This can mean shopping around extensively for rates and lenders, adding mortgage points and potentially even making a larger down payment than first planned.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Over time, Drake became a regular headline performer on numerous cruise lines, traveling extensively across global itineraries.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Fields was voted the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year with Bulldogs, while Lester was a key reserve and played extensively when Clark was sidelined with an injury late in the season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
They’re carefully selected, extensively trained.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Bouvier is interviewed extensively in the series, defending himself.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
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Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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These events are extremely rare, requiring massive datasets and highly refined detection techniques.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And best of all, in my opinion, the old Writers Bar, which was barely a bar at all and hardly worth writing about, has been shifted to the front of the main building, greatly expanded and transformed into one of the most charming bars in a city that is full of charming bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, aldermen should consider the impact of this project on Chicago’s existing venues; their going dark too often would greatly affect their businesses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Over the past three decades, went their analysis, total property tax levies in Cook County rose at roughly twice the pace of inflation and considerably more than than average wages.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The margin is considerably wider than two other recent surveys.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When the mercury rises, your entire body is forced to work much harder than normal, which can affect performance and health; this summer’s series of heat waves has led to numerous deaths among athletes.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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And some sectors of the economy won’t be affected much, if at all.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As a result, most automakers have significantly scaled back their EV plans.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some stores are significantly more affordable than others.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That’s a worthy objective, and improving payment accuracy is broadly supported.—
Joe Hardy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Democrats demanded changes in ICE and DHS more broadly and refused to fund the department.—
Emily Wilkins,Justin Papp,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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