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as in hard
with great effort or determination
struggled intensely to master the language of her adopted country
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as in extremely
to a great degree
the senate race was intensely close
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Recent Examples of intensely
Make sure to eat a balanced diet and get adequate calories when exercising intensely.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Bottles may feature a variety of whole, colorful peppers, and the flavor is more acidic than intensely spicy.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Killing both of them, however, would really infuse a sixth season with intensely personal stakes for Oliver and Mabel in particular.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
He’s been replaced by a golem (the inimitable Boris Karloff) with a singular, instantly recognizable redesign, brought to life in a hilltop castle by an intensely cinematic asset – lightning.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Colin Hanks, a forty-seven-year-old actor and director, resembles a younger, intensely thoughtful Tom Hanks; Chris Candy, a forty-one-year-old actor and musician, is bearded, with his late father’s kind eyes.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Derived from 97% natural ingredients, here ceramides, vanilla planifolia, and swertia extracts blend together for an intensely hydrating lip treatment that feels impossibly soft and lightweight.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
In Start of Watch, Harry Bosch, a intensely observant, stoic and unyielding young man, is a probationary patrol officer with the LAPD.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Knowing this, the military was intensely interested in optimization problems — that is, how to strategically allocate limited resources in situations that could involve hundreds or thousands of variables.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Bottles may feature a variety of whole, colorful peppers, and the flavor is more acidic than intensely spicy.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Killing both of them, however, would really infuse a sixth season with intensely personal stakes for Oliver and Mabel in particular.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
He’s been replaced by a golem (the inimitable Boris Karloff) with a singular, instantly recognizable redesign, brought to life in a hilltop castle by an intensely cinematic asset – lightning.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Colin Hanks, a forty-seven-year-old actor and director, resembles a younger, intensely thoughtful Tom Hanks; Chris Candy, a forty-one-year-old actor and musician, is bearded, with his late father’s kind eyes.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Derived from 97% natural ingredients, here ceramides, vanilla planifolia, and swertia extracts blend together for an intensely hydrating lip treatment that feels impossibly soft and lightweight.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
In Start of Watch, Harry Bosch, a intensely observant, stoic and unyielding young man, is a probationary patrol officer with the LAPD.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Knowing this, the military was intensely interested in optimization problems — that is, how to strategically allocate limited resources in situations that could involve hundreds or thousands of variables.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensely
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When daylight savings ends next week, dragging yourself out of bed will likely feel even harder.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But economists say recruiting young people will get harder nationwide as smaller families continue to transform the American population.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Almeida is extremely likely to have wrestling success early in this fight, and the question becomes whether Volkov can survive and extend the matchup.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last offseason, the Red Sox were extremely active, trading for ace pitcher Garrett Crochet and signing All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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And managers are reluctant to crack down too intensively.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Leyla’s was a Frenchman, an art collector twice her age, who picked her up in one of Moscow’s posh night clubs and began to educate her intensively.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Arguably the best thing about this season (other than every time Sage shows up on my TV screen) is how incredibly personal Savannah takes everything.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The country is incredibly violent.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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People listen to you intently today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Reluctant Traveler, listening intently as the heir to the throne opens up like never before.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The hunter was supposed to be Nweeia’s main guide, and this happened on the very first day of the expedition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are very few people with any substance who want to run.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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While many companies initially invested diligently in their AI teams and development, the technology has sometimes led to those exact roles being deemed unnecessary.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This self-emptying Shark robot vacuum has powerful suction and mopping capabilities, and works diligently to clean small spaces like under your bed or couch.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 Oct. 2025
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But in the interim, since the dragon’s demise, something has gone terribly wrong.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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When Ashton reacted terribly, well, he got pushed off that cliff.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Intensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensely. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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