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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Instead, astronomers infer the presence of a planet, either by measuring the slight dimming of the star when the smaller body passes in front of it or the slight wobble the planet's gravity causes in the star.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025 -
The big stationary steam engine pumped water from the Lake Montebello reservoir using a gravity feed system down the hill.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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What's next: Construction of the new span is expected to start in earnest in 2027, with the bridge closed to traffic until completion sometime in 2031.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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The on-pitch toil from Sean Dyche’s team merited such a response, but now the hard work starts in earnest for all, including TFG.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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There is something interesting that happens in the kill rooms where there is an air of solemnity about it.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first impression of the castle building is its solemnity: oat gray, sturdy, symmetrical.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Intentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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