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
As for Young’s Chrome Hearts, the group launched late last year, released an album, Talkin to the Trees, in June, and have toured North America extensively this summer.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Everything changed on Tuesday, when Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, was extensively quoted by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun about the legend’s future.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Used extensively in electricity generation, construction and transport, copper has also emerged as a critical metal in energy transition and battery storage of electricity.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The controversy, which concerns an endorsement deal Kawhi Leonard signed with Clippers’ sponsor Aspiration, has been discussed extensively.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The site, known as the Bright Angel formation, was surveyed extensively with Perseverance's instruments before drilling began.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Fans hoping to catch Tortoise live soon are in luck, as the post-rock band is slated to perform extensively in North America and Europe.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
The Baileys wrote a book and toured extensively and told their story for the rest of their lives.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
But in conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, Russian forces have extensively used GPS jamming and spoofing to disrupt operations.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Everything changed on Tuesday, when Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, was extensively quoted by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun about the legend’s future.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Used extensively in electricity generation, construction and transport, copper has also emerged as a critical metal in energy transition and battery storage of electricity.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The controversy, which concerns an endorsement deal Kawhi Leonard signed with Clippers’ sponsor Aspiration, has been discussed extensively.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The site, known as the Bright Angel formation, was surveyed extensively with Perseverance's instruments before drilling began.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Fans hoping to catch Tortoise live soon are in luck, as the post-rock band is slated to perform extensively in North America and Europe.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
The Baileys wrote a book and toured extensively and told their story for the rest of their lives.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
But in conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, Russian forces have extensively used GPS jamming and spoofing to disrupt operations.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
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Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Each piece of evidence, Lane and other experts said, greatly improves law enforcement’s chances of identifying the suspect.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Events like this greatly contribute to the further promotion of women’s football.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Last year, Jefferson’s average yards per route run was considerably less against press coverage than off coverage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The company is where the customer pain is sharpest, but Lerner sees a much larger opportunity.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While the overall unemployment rate in 2024 was 11%, the youth unemployment rate stood significantly higher at 21%.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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More significantly, Abu Dhabi funded the development of Russia’s unique Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system, receiving units up to three years before the Russian Army even did.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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More broadly, blood biomarkers and digital tests of memory and thinking for Alzheimer's and other dementias are advanced and expected to be available clinically in the short-term.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sounds of the deep, burbly bass-baritone exhaust dancing atop the engine’s upper intake sounds in the treble clef—utterly magnificent.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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