as in hard
with great effort or determination
labored intensively in order to get the film ready for its premiere
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Recent Examples of intensively
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.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Because there were only seven minutes left in the game, however, the 49ers quarterback instead gobbled three bananas while trainers intensively kneaded the muscles in his arm.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Teenagers, however, log on more frequently, engage more intensively and increasingly define their social identity through online interactions.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The impacts were greatest in occupations that used mathematics and computing intensively, such as software development, and much less in blue collar work and fields such as healthcare that were less prone to being automated with AI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The proposal entails a ceasefire during which Israeli forces redeploy to the lines specified in the Witkoff proposal, while humanitarian aid flows intensively to meet the basic needs of the population in Gaza.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Because there were only seven minutes left in the game, however, the 49ers quarterback instead gobbled three bananas while trainers intensively kneaded the muscles in his arm.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Teenagers, however, log on more frequently, engage more intensively and increasingly define their social identity through online interactions.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The impacts were greatest in occupations that used mathematics and computing intensively, such as software development, and much less in blue collar work and fields such as healthcare that were less prone to being automated with AI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The proposal entails a ceasefire during which Israeli forces redeploy to the lines specified in the Witkoff proposal, while humanitarian aid flows intensively to meet the basic needs of the population in Gaza.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensively
Adverb
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In police bodycam footage shown in The Perfect Neighbor, Lorincz claims that Owens had been banging on her locked front door so hard that her house started shaking.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Every day, we are inundated with imagery urging us to work harder, buy more … and never stop.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The 58-year-old senator’s win marks a historic shift for the South American country, governed almost continuously since 2006 by Bolivia’s Movement to Socialism, or MAS, which once enjoyed overwhelming support from the country’s Indigenous majority.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The front seven was continuously getting their hands up to block Nix’s passes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But the Americans, in full knowledge of Putin’s plans months in advance, assiduously did nothing to suggest a response other than sanctions, which Putin was prepared to withstand.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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The writer of the book about the stepfather also began to work assiduously at school, getting top grades in every subject.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The company strenuously denies his allegations.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Harrods, which Al Fayed sold to Qatar Investment Authority in 2010, has strenuously distanced itself from its former owner.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Intensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensively. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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