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
As car rental businesses become more complicated and technology-intensive, the parties involved increasingly depend on professional operators for managing the fleets and transactions.
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Yevhen Parokhod,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Snow said Live Local undermines the city’s Miami 21 zoning code, approved in 2009 after five years of revisions and intensive public review.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Plugging in hundreds of thousands of electricity-intensive AC units could push ailing networks over the edge.
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Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Because at-home peels are formulated with lower concentrations than professional treatments, they are designed for maintenance rather than intensive resurfacing.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intensive
Yevhen Parokhod,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Snow said Live Local undermines the city’s Miami 21 zoning code, approved in 2009 after five years of revisions and intensive public review.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Plugging in hundreds of thousands of electricity-intensive AC units could push ailing networks over the edge.
—
Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Because at-home peels are formulated with lower concentrations than professional treatments, they are designed for maintenance rather than intensive resurfacing.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intensive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
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Indie Shakes managing director David Melville distills his production around scenes of intense conflict.
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As the planet warms, extreme heat events are becoming more common, intense and long-lasting.
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The 2023 arrest of her then-10-year-old cousin for urinating in public brought fierce condemnation.
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For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates.
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Speaking of, Ross asked Janssen about the steamy bathhouse scene during which Xenia and Bond face off in an encounter that is both flirty and ferocious.
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In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people.
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The arils are deep ruby-red in color and have a sweet yet slightly tart flavor that many people find refreshing.
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Facing intense competition, Accor recognized the need for deeper customer retention and advocacy.
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Thank you to everyone who read or contributed to this column over the years, who reached out to me with story ideas or tips, or complimented my terrible artwork.
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Visitors will see his Rough Riders uniform; the 1884 diary grieving his terrible loss; and the eyeglasses case, speech and shirt from the 1912 assassination attempt against him.
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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