intensively

adverb

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 Owning several cars, intensively studying both the new and used car markets and testing so many vehicles has taught me a lot about what makes a great automobile. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 The team tested intensively with real drivers in multiple countries. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 All clubs have succession plans and Stuttgart’s Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller and Victor Froholdt of Porto, a Denmark international, are among the players to have been scouted intensively. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Claude cannot have or raise kids—intensively or otherwise—or possess any insight into yours or mine, or know what your kid wants for dinner. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors. — CNN Money, 4 June 2026 By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026 Artemis’ crew trained intensively with geologists and other scientists to be on the lookout for more prospective landing sites for future missions, craters and just interesting events or features. — Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensively
  1. hard
  2. intensely
  3. diligently
  4. intently
  5. continuously
  6. arduously
  7. assiduously
  8. strenuously
Adverb
  • The Heat are hard-capped at the NBA first luxury-tax apron due to the machinations required to trade last month for Milwaukee Bucks forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Gotham midfielder Rose Lavelle landed hard with the back of her head hitting the ground in the 31st minute.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • The plantation economy that developed in the American South institutionalized an intensely extractive relationship with the land.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
  • These two exceedingly nimble keyboardists teamed for a rousing take on Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski’s intensely spirited Variations on a Theme of Paganini.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensely
Adverb
  • This person started out diligently highlighting and taking notes.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligently
Adverb
  • Greg Derr / Pool via The Patriot Ledger During Reddington’s closing argument, Clancy’s parents seemed to be intently focused.
    — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This commitment to investing in people, listening intently, and acting on feedback drives continuous improvement, proving that exceptional service is a deliberate outcome of strong leadership and a responsive culture.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intently
Adverb
  • As continuously rising prices are putting financial strain on Pennsylvanians, a new report tries to calculate how much people need to earn to live what's considered a comfortable lifestyle.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Geothermal moves beyond natural limits The ability to generate electricity continuously is one of geothermal power’s main advantages over weather-dependent renewable sources.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of continuously
Adverb
  • After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of arduously
Adverb
  • Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of assiduously
Adverb
  • Fauci has strenuously denied those allegations, arguing the studies Paul cited did not constitute gain-of-function research under federal definitions, which Paul rejected.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • In an interview with CNN last week, the female staffer strenuously denied this.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of strenuously

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“Intensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensively. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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