as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
Maintaining the house's expansive gardens requires intensive effort.
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Recent Examples of intensive
Meta is also making major investments in geothermal technology as a less fossil fuel–intensive way to generate power.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
Apex scavengers are disproportionately affected by activities like intensive livestock production, land use changes and the wildlife trade.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Disability Belongs also plans to hold a second in-person intensive focused on unscripted content later this year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
This led authorities to issue an AMBER Alert for the missing child, launching an intensive investigation involving New Castle County Police, Maryland State Police and the FBI.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
Apex scavengers are disproportionately affected by activities like intensive livestock production, land use changes and the wildlife trade.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Disability Belongs also plans to hold a second in-person intensive focused on unscripted content later this year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
This led authorities to issue an AMBER Alert for the missing child, launching an intensive investigation involving New Castle County Police, Maryland State Police and the FBI.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
Adjective
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Early Friday morning, intense rain caused flash flooding across Texas Hill Country.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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There were several safety cars during the race, along with changing conditions with periods of intense rain followed by a drying track.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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With so many players in the game, the competition is simultaneously fierce and toothless.—
Todd Fisher,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Winds, too, were fierce, gusting up to 70 mph at the lakefront, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The Manchester City striker is one of the global game’s most ferocious and intelligent goalscorers.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Now, she’s added another competitive event to her list of favorites: F1, or Formula 1, largely considered the world's most ferocious and high-tech form of auto racing.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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What people have not always had is either the awareness or deep enough pockets, which means FIFA should reduce prices and fill these stadiums.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Many of those affected are still caught in a holding pattern, trying to figure out how to receive their passports, while others have conflicting emotions as the policy's impact went far deeper than just not having a passport.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Rarely great, and consistently cringey in that NHL way we’re used to by now, but rarely terrible.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Gi-hun is left with a terrible choice: kill the baby and survive, or sacrifice himself so that the baby can live.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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