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
Migrating birds are taking refuge on California rice paddies
Some 95% of the wetlands in the Central Valley have disappeared as a result of intensive farming and urban development.
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
Upon taking office in 2017, Trump inherited the most intensive phases of the war being waged against ISIS in Iraq and Syria by a U.S.-led coalition established by then-President Barack Obama.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Although Altman didn’t explicitly say why the company is losing money, running AI models is very cost intensive, requiring investments in data centers and electricity to provide the necessary computing power.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
At present, nitrogen fixation—the chemical process required to produce ammonia from nitrogen gas—is hugely energy intensive, accounting for as much as two percent of the world’s annual energy budget.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
Upon taking office in 2017, Trump inherited the most intensive phases of the war being waged against ISIS in Iraq and Syria by a U.S.-led coalition established by then-President Barack Obama.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Although Altman didn’t explicitly say why the company is losing money, running AI models is very cost intensive, requiring investments in data centers and electricity to provide the necessary computing power.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
At present, nitrogen fixation—the chemical process required to produce ammonia from nitrogen gas—is hugely energy intensive, accounting for as much as two percent of the world’s annual energy budget.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensive
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Since the event marks the first time the best players from each of the four countries will play each other since the 2014 Winter Olympics, the games are expected to be intense.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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One night, Casto got into an intense discussion with Phil Mercier, the manager of the Legion, in the Legion’s upstairs kitchen.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Rubio was a fierce Trump critic during the contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors BYMarco Quiroz-Gutierrez January 15, 2025 7 hours ago Personal Finance A woman purchased a vacant Hawaiian lot for about $22,000.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Defensive standouts Bruce Smith and Derrick Thomas were ferocious competitors.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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The latter, which begins at Second and Market Streets, circles Union Square and ends at Kearny Street and Columbus Ave., includes floats, ferocious lions, firecrackers and a 288-foot long Golden Dragon.—
Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Updating leadership programs requires a deeper alignment with organizational strategies and critical processes.—
Dave Barnett,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Motivated by a deep empathy for the homeless crisis gripping his nation and keen to highlight the problem, the electrician set off on a solo 4000km run across the vast continent, starting at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach and ending at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after 47 days.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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