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
Though getting a chronic hives diagnosis can be challenging and time-intensive, there are treatment options available once you are diagnosed.
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Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Following the Merge, validators are required to stake their ETH rather than rely on energy-intensive mining, which improved network performance and reduced the rate at which new tokens are released.
—Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
At the same time, AI chips require steady, uninterrupted power, even as their demand spikes during intensive computation.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The bigger issue is more intensive screenings, especially full-body MRI scans, which many longevity clinics have marketed as tools to detect disease early and thereby extend life.
—Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
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Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Following the Merge, validators are required to stake their ETH rather than rely on energy-intensive mining, which improved network performance and reduced the rate at which new tokens are released.
—Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
At the same time, AI chips require steady, uninterrupted power, even as their demand spikes during intensive computation.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The bigger issue is more intensive screenings, especially full-body MRI scans, which many longevity clinics have marketed as tools to detect disease early and thereby extend life.
—Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
Adjective
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The employee, a mother of two teen girls, warned about the filters and said the pressure on teen girls is intense.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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There’s Manny, Zitzs and EZ, who has a way with the girls; Izzy, an abused boy who hides his family’s secrets, and Gloria, as good at sports as the boys and so fierce nobody teases her little sister about her stutter.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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This time, the soloist was the stellar emerging pianist Yunchan Lim, who keeps to himself, either lost in dreamy reverie or, like a jumpy teenager, in ferocious attack mode.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fullerton's ferocious winds toppled trees onto homes, cars and trucks, jolting neighbors awake early Wednesday morning.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Gas fireplaces turn on with a flip of a switch and deep Italian marble tubs are easily large enough for two.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The question was about the student section’s harassment of former Spartan Xavier Booker, which seemed like a legitimate query considering Booker had a terrible game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The move was expected because Hill, who played for the Chiefs from 2016-‘21 before being traded to the Dolphins, is recovering from a terrible knee injury.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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