intensely
Example Sentences
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The treatment she developed involved gradually exposing patients to the things that, while harmless, they feared intensely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"I think the main reason is to make money, which is so intensely wrong."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Playing more slowly on the ball in theory may have helped Chelsea's players rest during the game before then pressing more intensely for shorter periods.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In our Solar System, planets that are both small and intensely heated tend to lose their original gas envelopes early in their history.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
For Vellacott, coming into contact with the wreck of a slave ship is an intensely personal experience.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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