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
Consumers are craving more gourmet and intensive hot cocoa varieties, noted Beverage Daily, a trade publication.
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Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
The city council took a vote this month around data centers, which tend to be very energy intensive.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
The hotel uses local and regional plants for landscaping that do not rely on intensive irrigation, and of course, there is the organic garden that provides ingredients for the restaurants, which also only uses biodegradable takeout materials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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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Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
The city council took a vote this month around data centers, which tend to be very energy intensive.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
The hotel uses local and regional plants for landscaping that do not rely on intensive irrigation, and of course, there is the organic garden that provides ingredients for the restaurants, which also only uses biodegradable takeout materials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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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Flames were pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, a storm killed over 240 people and left millions of residents without power sparking intense backlash for ERCOT.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lyft’s challenges were compounded by fierce rivalry with Uber (NYSE: UBER) and the disruptive impact of the pandemic.Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tariffs Don't Have to Make Economic Sense to Appeal to Trump Voters The debates over tariffs were fierce.Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed by ferocious fires that have left at least 11 dead.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Those howling winds, measured at speeds approaching 100 mph, fueled the ferocious firestorms that followed.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Finding replacement goalies can be a real challenge, especially in deeper leagues.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the high aspiration of the 1.5 target also exposed deep fault lines among nations.Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Two women were now the lead anchors on Today, creating a powerful symbolism just as terrible revelations were surfacing about several men in the industry.Eric Deggans, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles wildfires have been a terrible tragedy.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensive. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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