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
Landing after months of public sparring between county leaders and the governor, the letter signaled the start of an intensive review that would put nearly every corner of county government under Tallahassee’s microscope.
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Though Brezavscek says anyone noticing dryness or dullness, or looking for a gentle, yet effective product post-treatment—think microneedling, laser, or Botox—can benefit from this serum, those interested in more intensive repair might appreciate the brand’s new 3xGF Serum instead.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
He was granted intensive supervised probation in lieu of 12 months in prison on both convictions, which were to run concurrently.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
If maintaining that critical adaptation becomes more energy intensive, sharks are likely to suffer for it.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Though Brezavscek says anyone noticing dryness or dullness, or looking for a gentle, yet effective product post-treatment—think microneedling, laser, or Botox—can benefit from this serum, those interested in more intensive repair might appreciate the brand’s new 3xGF Serum instead.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
He was granted intensive supervised probation in lieu of 12 months in prison on both convictions, which were to run concurrently.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
If maintaining that critical adaptation becomes more energy intensive, sharks are likely to suffer for it.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
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Some students and civil libertarians say that widespread surveillance has gone too far, especially in places like Ann Arbor, where protests against the Gaza War have drawn intense police interactions.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Any effort to raise the voter threshold this year will face intense pushback from Democrats, who are likely to filibuster the proposal in the state Senate.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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The decision is the latest development in a fierce legal battle over the fate of over 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, which shields them from deportation to their homeland in turmoil and grants them the ability to work.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Especially in areas like the fintech world, where competition is extra fierce.—
Eugenia Mykuliak,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What City internalise as an anomaly, the Premier League’s ferocious middle class view as wounds waiting to be reopened.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence Osborne’s 2014 novel, Ballad of a Small Player isn’t really Shakespeare-adjacent but the movie adaptation in the hands of the brilliant filmmaker Edward Berger with a searing, ferocious performance from Colin Farrell, is up there with the Bard.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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The toll included casualties in frontline regions, as well as those deep inside Russia caused by long-range drone strikes.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Each player took two bad sacks and threw one terrible interception.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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After two terrible weeks, the stock finished this week up almost 1%.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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