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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Beachcombing is highly discouraged!—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or maybe because Jake isn’t as highly touted across 2026 NBA Draft boards.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Better yet, my hair-shedding has greatly improved.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Size can vary greatly between one Hatchimal and another.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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It's been a much different season for Barkley compared to his first season in Philadelphia, but the matchup on paper against the Niners could lead to success for the Eagles.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Heat’s three-point shooting didn’t get much better in the second half, going 1 of 8 from behind the arc in the third quarter to shoot just 2 of 20 (10 percent) from three-point range through the first three quarters.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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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Block said these cases could have far-reaching consequences on trans rights more broadly.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Asian defense stocks broadly climbed.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The idea of a Russian doing academic research on Iraq was utterly befuddling to Maher and his colleagues.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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My ego—what was left of it— was utterly defenseless.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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