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intense
1. Occurring or existing in a high degree; very strong; violent, extreme, sharp, vivid, etc. [stretched out, strained, bent, tight].
2. Strained to the utmost; strenuous; earnest; fervent; zealous.
3. Characterized by much action, emotion, etc.
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intense (in TENS) (adjective)
1. Descriptive of deep feelings or strong emotions: Tammie felt an intense loyalty to her old school friends.
2. Characteristic of extremes: The intense heat was almost unbearable.
intents (in TENTS) (noun)
1. Practical purposes or reasons: For all intents, Kevin's decision to fly to the west coast was a good one.
2. Planned or resolute actions; one's mental attitudes, including purposes, at the time of doing an act: Gary's criminal intents were well-known to the local courts.

For all intents and purposes, the air conditioner should be a big help against the intense heat of the summer.

(Latin: to long eagerly for; to wish, to desire; to have a keen interest in something; an intense eagerness to do something)
(Modern Latin: from Latin radius, meaning “ray”, because of its intense radioactivity; radioactive metal)
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Intense is where campers sleep.
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Where campers sleep.
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