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
The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.
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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.
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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.
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Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.
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Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 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.
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Jennifer Levasseur,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2026
Perhaps 20 or more people work intensively with little direction.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
There are many good reasons to intensively treat high blood pressure, but the benefits accumulate over many years.
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Mara Gordon,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Young people feel this most intensively.
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Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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
Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.
—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 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
Perhaps 20 or more people work intensively with little direction.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
There are many good reasons to intensively treat high blood pressure, but the benefits accumulate over many years.
—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Young people feel this most intensively.
—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensively
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That means many households will be paying more per kilowatt-hour at the same time air conditioners are running longer and harder, a combination that can quickly drive up summer statements.
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Progressive lawmakers had pushed hard for state leaders to protect health care for undocumented immigrants.
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But the feeling of release as the bowstrings were left vibrating in my arms was palpable, intensely satisfying.
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Listening for survivors requires near-total silence, and time is running out more than three days after the two intensely destructive earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks.
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Just be sure to diligently shop around for accounts before making a decision, as even minor interest rate differences among banks can add up to substantial earnings differences over time.
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By updating ordinances in advance, and diligently collecting information about any data center proposals that are made, local officials and citizens can protect the best interests of their communities.
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Rescuers then wait intently for any indication of life, using sensitive microphones or telescopic cameras or simply pressing an ear against the rubble, hoping to detect a voice, a knock or the faintest movement.
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The act of focusing intently on an object—a holy name, a mantra, the Eucharist—has the potential to transform a person’s desires.
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Foley says the dispatch center continuously measures electrical demand and balances it with available supply.
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Security teams need controls that work continuously across data, identity and AI systems together.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Zoo officials said Happy was assiduously cared for and had space for swimming, foraging and other natural behavior.
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The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies.
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The estate has strenuously denied all such allegations as Jackson’s legacy, catalog and assets continue to generate billions of dollars.
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“Intensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensively. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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