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
To embody the Like a Rolling Stone singer, the actor trained extensively, including five years of preparation, to learn to sing as well as play guitar and harmonica, and to work with dialect and movement coaches to make his performance feel authentic.
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Joy Buolamwini, a computer scientist at MIT Media Lab, has written extensively on the dangers of inaccurate and racially biased facial recognition systems.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
His choral music has been performed extensively in the UK and abroad, and has been recorded by the choirs of Christchurch and Trinity College Oxford.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
Redmagic says this system has been extensively drop tested, and can also withstand extremely high and low temperatures.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
In the years since the Pitchfork report, Arcade Fire has toured extensively and released a new studio album, Pink Elephant.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Liam has spoken extensively about putting on the black leathers, contacts and the wig and that process of not becoming yourself.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The first four of the group played extensively last season, while Jones and Simmons redshirted.
—Steven Johnson
october 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
If the pause continues, Forgotten Harvest will extensively fundraise.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Joy Buolamwini, a computer scientist at MIT Media Lab, has written extensively on the dangers of inaccurate and racially biased facial recognition systems.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
His choral music has been performed extensively in the UK and abroad, and has been recorded by the choirs of Christchurch and Trinity College Oxford.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
Redmagic says this system has been extensively drop tested, and can also withstand extremely high and low temperatures.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
In the years since the Pitchfork report, Arcade Fire has toured extensively and released a new studio album, Pink Elephant.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Liam has spoken extensively about putting on the black leathers, contacts and the wig and that process of not becoming yourself.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The first four of the group played extensively last season, while Jones and Simmons redshirted.
—Steven Johnson
october 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
If the pause continues, Forgotten Harvest will extensively fundraise.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
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Although timber remains the primary long-term commercial value, growing improved varieties for both nuts and timber is considered potentially highly profitable, provided there is a long-term perspective and proper tree management.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Grodd is a member of a highly-intelligent society of gorillas that gained psychic powers and other abilities after coming into contact with an alien spaceship.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And the books, many of them, have greatly mattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fewer than 900 road-going Miuras were made, but few other cars built in such small numbers have gone on to change automotive history quite so greatly.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The ball has gone through his hands considerably less than Denver’s other four starters so far.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Deza, a lawyer who is considerably savvier than the public defenders that her case was previously foisted upon, takes an interest in the injustice and agrees to represent her pro-bono.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Pelosi retires and Dems begin generational civil war Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement yesterday as a new generation of much younger Democrats bridles against the elderly cadre under former President Biden, 82, who led them to defeat in the last presidential election.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The underlying principle is the same one that’s at play in the modern LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detectors, but with a much smaller-scale set of experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Initially, the price of solid-state batteries is expected to be significantly higher, but it is anticipated to decrease over time.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Climate action -- including implementing and adapting solutions to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- is among the top goals of this year's conference.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The rise of Amazon and e-commerce more broadly didn’t help.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The phrase ‘regulate…importation’ is surrounded by verbs like ‘nullify, void, prevent, and prohibit,’ so it, too, should be interpreted broadly — to include tariffs.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The defining image of this exact fixture back in February was Szoboszlai lying face-down on the pitch at full time of Liverpool’s 2-0 away win, utterly spent.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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