as in highly
to a large extent or degree
several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
Adverb
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Most of the premium thin-and-light laptops this year come with the V-series chip, which is Intel's answer to the highly efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips, and are actually fabricated by TSMC instead of Intel.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
15 June 2025 -
In tests performed on human volunteers and rabbits, the technology proved to be highly accurate at monitoring IOP and EM.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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This concept greatly simplifies note-taking for attendees.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The deal is expected to greatly enrich Wang and many of his colleagues with equity in Scale AI; Wang, already a billionaire, would see his wealth grow even further.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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Atoms and molecules obey quantum mechanics, which is much more complex.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 June 2025
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Think about how much better the Heat could have been if those three were contributing, healthy and available when needed most.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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Under Pollard’s leadership, ServiceMaster, then based in Downers Grove, grew significantly, becoming a national powerhouse in outsourced services.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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These methods are cost-effective, easily implemented and can significantly decrease the chances of theft or a data breach.—
Renee Schafer,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Forced to be an armchair detective, he’s assisted in his sleuthing by girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly, utterly gorgeous and talking in a tiny voice that sounds as if her throat had been chilled with a constant supply of ice drops).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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