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extensively

[ik-sten-siv-lee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv li /
ADVERB
widely
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Rather than concentrating on areas that have already been explored extensively, scientists can focus on locations with the greatest potential to reveal something new about Earth's prehistoric ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Avedon also focused extensively on the American West, which served as the setting for his 1985 portrait series of coal miners, oil field workers, ranchers, drifters and ordinary people that he considered his masterwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The report stated that "these items are utilised extensively and are an essential component of some of GCHQ's operating processes".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

What we do want is the freedom to travel with like-minded friends, perhaps extensively, while we’re still physically able to enjoy it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Since its homeland includes the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of Western civilization and animal domestication, ancient peoples must have experimented extensively with onagers.

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


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