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as in intensive
extreme in degree, power, or effect
the intense cold of the polar regions
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
an intense actor who favors edgy film roles
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Recent Examples of intense
Other times, the work requires more intense intervention.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Christmas Solo chronicles the life of two single parents who stumble into the possibility of love for Christmas, only to learn that their daughters are tangled in an intense rivalry at school.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
All that pollution has already triggered more intense storms, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The experience was intense but gratifying—a world where talent and hard work converged.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Christmas Solo chronicles the life of two single parents who stumble into the possibility of love for Christmas, only to learn that their daughters are tangled in an intense rivalry at school.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
All that pollution has already triggered more intense storms, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The experience was intense but gratifying—a world where talent and hard work converged.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intense
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Despite intensive outreach, many continued to rebuff offers of a shelter bed and services.Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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These agencies represent just the tip of the iceberg, and DOGE should require intensive across-the-board legacy IT audits.Stuart N. Brotman, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
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The newlyweds wake up hungry after a passionate wedding night, which is when Mel remembers that Charmaine never did turn up yesterday.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the importance of bird conservation does not start or end with one passionate 21-year-old.Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her co-star and director Justin Baldoni, the outspoken actor highly regarded as one of the industry's fiercest defenders of women.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Enticing notes of lemon confit, citrus blossom and a saline minerality make one yearn for the sea with subtle flavors of nectarine and chamomile tea on the palate with a fierce mineral finish and mouthwatering acidity that is impressive.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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If frostbite occurs, move indoors, remove wet clothing, and soak the affected body part in warm water.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists expect the iceberg to head toward South Georgia island where warmer water is likely to trigger a breakup of the big berg into smaller chunks.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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With the centrality of Ellen comes the centrality of her ailment: the film makes frequent and flashy displays of her body-racking fits, which Depp invests with ferocious, wrenching physicality.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The carnage is truly next-level, including one infamous scene in which Joey wades through a literal pool of bloody, rotting dead bodies—all victims of Abigail's ferocious killer instincts.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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My deepest condolences go out to his wife Diane and the rest of his family.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Locking in these yields can protect against unexpected, deeper rate cuts from the Fed, said Wells Fargo’s Alvarado.Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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For a regime heavily reliant on fervent supporters, such dissent poses a serious challenge.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Top stars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant are in the twilight of their future Hall of Fame careers, and budding young players like Anthony Edwards, Zion Williamson, Ja Morant have yet to truly capture the fervent attention of a broader basketball audience.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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That would be a terrible mistake, the Fienberg brothers argued in a Dec. 17 letter that addressed only Bowers’s federal death sentence.David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Intense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intense. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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