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extreme in degree, power, or effect
- an intensive effort to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in town
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of intensive was in 1604
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