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extensively

[ik-sten-siv-lee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv li /
ADVERB
widely
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Army Gen. Joseph Votel, who has worked extensively in and with the private sector to promote cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

As frozen ground degrades, previously buried minerals become exposed and water interacts more extensively with rock surfaces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

As Salon’s Sophia Tesfaye extensively mapped out in a previous essay, the Trump family is selling “commemorative” coins bearing the president’s face, priced from $250 to $12,000.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

Pope wrote extensively on the subject of UFOs and, diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, continued to speak publicly.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Even though most of Japan escaped the glaciers that blanketed Britain and Canada, Japan was still cold, dry, and extensively covered with conifer and birch forests offering little plant food to humans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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