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to a large extent or degree
several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of extensively
Haaretz, Israel’s longest running newspaper, is one of the few news websites that has covered Palestinian suffering in Gaza extensively since the beginning of the war.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
After extensively reviewing these and other statistics across two publicly available datasets, researchers have identified some key observations in a study published in the journal Safety.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
On the national side, standout projects include Anatomía de un instante (Movistar Plus+), extensively filmed inside the Spanish Congress, Pedro Almodóvar’s Amarga Navidad and Los Javis’ La bola negra.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in its war against Ukraine, although thousands have been killed and residential areas extensively damaged by its attacks.
—Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
In medicine, devices and medications are extensively tested and studied, and their approval is based on benefit with reduced risk of harm.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
After extensively reviewing these and other statistics across two publicly available datasets, researchers have identified some key observations in a study published in the journal Safety.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
On the national side, standout projects include Anatomía de un instante (Movistar Plus+), extensively filmed inside the Spanish Congress, Pedro Almodóvar’s Amarga Navidad and Los Javis’ La bola negra.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in its war against Ukraine, although thousands have been killed and residential areas extensively damaged by its attacks.
—Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
In medicine, devices and medications are extensively tested and studied, and their approval is based on benefit with reduced risk of harm.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
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That assist percentage ranked in the 70th percentile among all NBA bigs, better than highly skilled bigs such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porziņģis, Jackson and Holmgren.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Check out a few more peelers below that are highly rated, including this colorful three-pack that came recommended by the editors at Food & Wine.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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With Njoku possibly missing time, Harold Fannin (who has received the most targets this season with 14) could benefit greatly and is an easy dump-off for Gabriel.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His expertise could greatly benefit Ott, ahead of what is destined to be a challenging year in Phoenix.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Federal prosecutors pushed for a sentence of 11 years and 3 months, while Combs’ defense attorneys argued for a considerably lighter 14-month sentence.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hiring is considerably weaker this year.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The downside risk with Ohtani, however, is much bigger.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once Rubin’s data comes in, astronomers should gain a much sharper picture of whether the Kuiper Belt’s tilt points to additional planets lurking far beyond Neptune.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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While the New York Times has significantly cut back on its unsigned editorial board pieces, the Post appears to be moving in the opposite direction.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The few hundred square feet may seem significantly less spacious compared to a traditional, single-family home, but the tiny house plan offers versatile options to make the most of your space.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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More broadly, advocates have expressed concerns that the OMB and its director, Russell Vought, may use the lack of legislative direction to implement devastating changes at the space agency.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Public opinion broadly supported Democrats at the time of the dispute that turned into the longest shutdown in the nation’s history.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead of enjoying the display, the men look utterly defeated.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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