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Princeton's WordNet

  1. extensivelyadverb

    in a widespread way

    "oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"

Wiktionary

  1. extensivelyadverb

    In an extensive manner, widely.

    He has read and traveled extensively.

  2. extensivelyadverb

    To a great extent.

    He became more extensively involved than he intended.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Extensivelyadverb

    Widely; largely.

    Etymology: from extensive.

    ’Tis impossible for any to pass a right judgment concerning them, without entering into most of these circumstances, and surveying them extensively, and comparing and balancing them all aright. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

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  1. extensively

    Extensively generally means in a way that covers or affects a large area or to a great degree; broadly, thoroughly or widely. It can be used in the context of conducting a detailed or comprehensive study, research, investigation, or even using or doing something widely or broadly for some purpose.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Extensivelyadverb

    to a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of extensively in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of extensively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of extensively in a Sentence

  1. Marion Nestle:

    The lighting, the temperature, the organization of the shelves and aisles -- all of that has been extensively researched and refined, and it's purpose is to get people to buy more products.

  2. Virginia Beach Police:

    We train not only as first responders for police, but we train with fire and we train with our EMS personnel because we know that when you have a major scene like this you're going to need all first responders, so we do train extensively.

  3. Bashar Al Natoor:

    This could be another form of hybrid sukuk, for instance ijara and wakala, istisna has not been used extensively but it is something that could also be explored.

  4. Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand:

    These products continue to be used extensively in Canada despite widespread concern they may pose a threat to bees, other pollinators and broader ecosystems.

  5. Peter Goelz:

    They talked extensively about whether we should give a random member of the flight crew... an ability to enter the cockpit, but then they decided that that was just from a security standpoint you couldn't guarantee that outsiders wouldn't learn that.

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