as in highly
to a large extent or degree
several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of extensively
Compressed air is used extensively in industrial environments due to its versatility and efficiency.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Blaustein said Sausalito has extensively studied sea-level rise impacts and has a range of potential shoreline adaptation plans and infrastructure upgrades.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
In a statement, the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery thanked the district attorney's office and local police departments and said the group had worked extensively with all parties involved in the investigation that led to Gerlach's arrest.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Customers today research extensively before stepping inside.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
For each question, the committee first prepares a protocol to answer it, identifies the most rigorous studies and synthesizes its findings, discussing the evidence extensively.
—Cristina Palacios, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
For each question, the committee first prepares a protocol to answer it, identifies the most rigorous studies and synthesizes its findings, discussing the evidence extensively.
—Cristina Palacios, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Pansino, who has more than 20 million followers across all platforms, talked extensively about working with brands like Starbucks and the Angry Birds franchise, as well as helping create a line of Wilton cookware that was sold at Target, Walmart and other major retailers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The 123-year-old tower is, after all, one of the most extensively documented and photographed buildings in New York City.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
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Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight if the agency fails to improve animal care — accusing the city of neglect, gross negligence and repeating violations of state law.—
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Prior to the board's decision, renters and residents against the decision spoke highly about the mall, and its charm.—
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Our friend Chakin Valadez will be greatly missed.—
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
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The Democratic Party is looking to the post-Trump era, too, with divisions that are considerably more public.—
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The Phase 1 campaigning and gladhanding will be slowing down considerably this week as Oscar voters check off their ballots.—
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Eating too much saturated fat can raise your cholesterol, a waxy substance that can build up in your arteries, narrowing and constricting them, and affecting blood flow.—
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But by the time the confrontation began the crowd had already shrunken and dispersed, leaving a much smaller group of activists.—
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The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.—
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Most significantly, in September, Daniel Levy was removed as Spurs executive chairman after 24 years at the helm of the club, leaving the Lewis family in charge.—
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Block said these cases could have far-reaching consequences on trans rights more broadly.—
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Meanwhile, Asian defense stocks broadly climbed.—
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There are shades of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea here, the supreme dislocation of being a person in a world where others are so utterly unknowable.—
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Meatball has utterly destroyed the Quincy brand.—
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“Extensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensively. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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