intensely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensely
Adverb
  • Snitker kept him out of the lineup for a couple of games but said Harris was working hard with Hyers to get things turned around at the plate.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That means the impact of unaffordable medicine hits us especially hard.
    Jerri Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Prioritize child and pet safety: Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Musiala can be highly effective against low blocks, making his absence extremely unhelpful, regardless of Bayern’s many advantages.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Twitch recently banned her, with people citing that cheating on stream is against its TOS, but then early today she was unbanned, making that duration incredibly short.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • However, Boone was incredibly complimentary of Rice’s catching skills on Monday and Tuesday.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Standing in the dock, wearing jeans and trainers, he could be seen listening intently as the case against him was set out and filling several pages of an A4 book with notes.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • At the July 22 Village Board meeting, village trustees listened intently to a presentation about e-bikes, their historical use in the village, gaining popularity, at least one resident’s concerns about them and more.
    Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Indeed, the argument is often made by industry that plastics can sequester carbon from fossil fuels for the very long term, unless they are burned.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That’s the general public, very interested in these disciplines.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Plus, those businesses rely on a strong supply chain, which has been terribly disrupted by tariffs in recent months.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Manny Machado followed with a walk, and he too was thrown out trying to take second on the back end of a double steal.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Bouchard has his own school-age memories of Woodward Avenue, too, from meeting a prom date to eating his first fast food there.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Intensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensely. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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