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
Olivia Barrett, a former owner who extensively renovated the home before the Khairas, called Edouard’s background somewhat of a mystery.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
High valuation could limit future growth Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who has extensively studied IPOs compares SpaceX's starting valuation to Nvidia's to illustrate how much future success may already be reflected in the price.
—Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The west Broward city already is the focus of scrutiny by the Broward Office of Inspector General, and the Sun Sentinel has reported extensively for years on the city’s questionable financial decisions on its news and opinion pages.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The warrant affidavits supporting the charges were redacted extensively before being released.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
That case comes after Jonathan Hay, a music publicist who spoke extensively to CNN last year, accused Combs of masturbating in front of him on one occasion in 2020 and forced him to perform oral sex on him in 2021.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Military forces have used the technology extensively in support of European combat operations, logging more than 350,000 operational hours since 2023.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Sustaining a pregnancy without triggering rejection required the evolution of elaborate immune tolerance mechanisms, described extensively in the reproductive immunology literature.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The Australian journalist has reported extensively from war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza and Ukraine.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
High valuation could limit future growth Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who has extensively studied IPOs compares SpaceX's starting valuation to Nvidia's to illustrate how much future success may already be reflected in the price.
—Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The west Broward city already is the focus of scrutiny by the Broward Office of Inspector General, and the Sun Sentinel has reported extensively for years on the city’s questionable financial decisions on its news and opinion pages.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The warrant affidavits supporting the charges were redacted extensively before being released.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
That case comes after Jonathan Hay, a music publicist who spoke extensively to CNN last year, accused Combs of masturbating in front of him on one occasion in 2020 and forced him to perform oral sex on him in 2021.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Military forces have used the technology extensively in support of European combat operations, logging more than 350,000 operational hours since 2023.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Sustaining a pregnancy without triggering rejection required the evolution of elaborate immune tolerance mechanisms, described extensively in the reproductive immunology literature.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The Australian journalist has reported extensively from war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza and Ukraine.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
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This type of aggressive behavior is highly unusual.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Essayli’s public callouts and promises are highly unusual and in direct conflict with Justice Department guidance on ballot fraud investigations at the federal level, which states federal prosecutors should not publicly pursue such claims amid vote counting.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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Language barriers may soon be greatly reduced, allowing for a historically impossible level of information sharing and growth.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Some states, like South Carolina and Mississippi, prohibit or greatly limit public employees from joining unions and/or engaging in collective bargaining.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Marvin Gang is a longtime member of the Boulder Jewish community and says this isn't his first time at the festival; it's grown considerably over the years.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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In this case, the largest tsunami wave measured was about one meter—considerably smaller than the nearly 40-meter tsunami that was generated by the 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Achraf Hakimi — Morocco/PSG The best right-back in the world is much more than a right-back.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Setting intentional forest fires and letting other low-severity ones burn can significantly lower the chances of extreme blazes torching those same areas in the future, according to a new study released Thursday, while reducing toxic smoke over time.—
Brianna Sacks,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
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And here in California, diesel prices are significantly higher than the national average.—
Matthew Belasco,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The two groups solved the problem using broadly similar strategies.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Health officials in Senegal interviewed for this story worry that this kind of relapse is happening more broadly.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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And no one pays attention to it—to understand what happened that drove Americans who had shed blood to free slaves in the 1860s to give so utterly up on them in the 1870s and after.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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His voice is utterly singular as an artist.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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