Closely and Intensely

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Closely adverb - To a close degree.

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Intensely and closely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intensely" instead an adverb "Closely".

Nearby Words: close, closeness, closer

Intensely adverb - With great effort or determination.

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Closely and intensely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closely" instead an adverb "Intensely".

The X-Files: Mulder and Scully trust each other so closely and so intensely that if someone tells one of them something and the other contradicts it, they will pretty much believe the other without even thinking about it.

Source: Power of Trust
Intensely depressed protagonist Nozomu's family name of Itoshiki is made up of two kanji that, when written too closely together and combined with the kanji for his first name, look an awful lot like the word "despair".

Source: Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?

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