intently
adverb
in·tent·ly
in-ˈtent-lē 
: in an intent or concentrated manner : with great effort, attention, or concentration
Their eyes, when they look at you and listen intently, focus like laser beams.—
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intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
But at the center of the room Dimon, the conference host, sat watching intently all day.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Cohn listens intently, chiming in every so often to throw softball questions that set his team up to shine.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The Catalan giants were keen and, in Zwolle, Reijnders’ old team-mates followed the story intently.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intently
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intently. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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