as in earnestness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
studied the dance steps with obvious intentness
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Noun
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Miami is loaded with international stars and commands the most gravity in the league right now, but LAFC offers heavyweights of its own.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Huston kept the type of cancer private, while emphasizing the gravity of learning about the diagnoses.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After a brief moment mourning Acacia, the episode this week starts in earnest with the reading challenge.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The work on finding the right pieces starts in earnest in Indianapolis.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The JuJu Watkins injury has thrown an unshakable solemnity across women’s basketball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even with the acknowledgements of those Dead members missing from the stage, any solemnity was short-lived, and the tone veered more toward presenter Woody Harrelson’s introductory speech for the band’s kudos.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Intentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentness. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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