extensively

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Recent Examples of extensively King had previously worked on wildland fires in Alaska and extensively alongside the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, according to a statement from the agency. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Rather than excavating and extensively modifying hundreds of unique Minuteman-era facilities, the Air Force is developing a standardized, modular construction approach for the new silos. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 New Found Glory toured extensively with Blink-182 during the heyday of pop punk. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026 Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt, both fans from way back, took an interest in her (they are interviewed extensively). — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Search boats and helicopters extensively searched the ocean off Sorrento Beach in Perth's northern suburbs after the late morning attack without finding any trace of the victim, a police statement said. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 The car, which will be sold on this year’s Batman Day in November, was used extensively during the shooting of the 1992 film and is expected to set a new auction record for movie cars. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 Considering Mahomes’ first game back from injury and Benson’s career debut, Reid designed his offensive attack against Denver to extensively feature Walker while getting the ball out of the quarterback’s hands quickly on pass plays. — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 León-Portilla wrote extensively about the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint, documented the philosophy of Aztec intellectuals and analyzed poems in Nahuatl — the language of the Mexica empire. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
  • This requires that software developers understand how to prompt AI with relevant and highly honed questions, validate outputs, understand the limitations of AI models and maintain accountability for the final product.
    — Alberto Lugo, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Programming will be highly curated and editorially led, organizers added, spanning headline conversations, unexpected pairings, global trends and data, cultural insight and case studies from across the international entertainment business.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Beyond wanting reform of existing religious options, these various sects differed greatly from each other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Cat Man is back Reports of the demise of Tony Gonsolin were greatly exaggerated.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • As tales of touring and recording with Diddy in other episodes fail to lead to a query about what the Bad Boy founder has been up to since 2024, the doc feels time-stamped and a few considerably eventful years old for the people who come up.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The machine has been given a distinctly Terminator-style appearance for the event, including a menacing head that makes the scene look considerably more cinematic than a conventional robotics demonstration.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The singer, dressed in all red, much like in the track’s music video, was surrounded by her backup singers for a lively performance of the song, which has taken over social media this past year.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The next time the Panthers take the field, the stakes will be much higher.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Dozens of species roamed and rutted on a tropical Earth, from the pig-sized Menoceras to the significantly larger Paraceratherium linxiaense, an animal almost as large as one of London’s red double-decker buses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Leo has emphasized the need to protect the dignity of all human life, from immigrants to the sick and unborn, most significantly in his inaugural encyclical on safeguarding human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • And while the PitchBook offers a broadly bullish outlook for Kalshi, that calculation is based on a reading of the legal tea leaves that some may view as optimistic.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Futures are flat in early trading on Wednesday amid a broadly positive handover from Asia.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • In the book, MacLachlan recalls being utterly dumbfounded at having been asked to do something so oblivious at best and cruel at worst.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This is because an utterly distinctive element of creation would be missing!
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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