as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Paul Patterson, an analyst who covers utilities for Glenrock Associates, a research firm in New York City, said Sempra’s deal with KKR and its decision to focus more intently on the utility sector makes sense.
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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
While some VCs like IQ Capital have pivoted to focus more intently on defense, others are being set up in Europe purely to hunt for opportunities in the sector.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Some traditional companies have already begun to focus more intently on creators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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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
While some VCs like IQ Capital have pivoted to focus more intently on defense, others are being set up in Europe purely to hunt for opportunities in the sector.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Some traditional companies have already begun to focus more intently on creators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
Adverb
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When daylight savings ends next week, dragging yourself out of bed will likely feel even harder.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But economists say recruiting young people will get harder nationwide as smaller families continue to transform the American population.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And managers are reluctant to crack down too intensively.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Leyla’s was a Frenchman, an art collector twice her age, who picked her up in one of Moscow’s posh night clubs and began to educate her intensively.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Make sure to eat a balanced diet and get adequate calories when exercising intensely.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bottles may feature a variety of whole, colorful peppers, and the flavor is more acidic than intensely spicy.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While many companies initially invested diligently in their AI teams and development, the technology has sometimes led to those exact roles being deemed unnecessary.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This self-emptying Shark robot vacuum has powerful suction and mopping capabilities, and works diligently to clean small spaces like under your bed or couch.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The eponymous coffee table marks the 20th anniversary of his resolutely independent fashion house.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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After Johnson gave his answer to that resolutely dumb question, several other luminaries took a whack at the zeitgeist piñata.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Depending on the depth, their skeletons can take up to fifty years to descend—a gentle rain continuously falling in all the world’s oceans since at least the Middle Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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As portals to continuously evolving data, macroscopes can serve as windows to the dynamics of any terrain — personal or professional, local or global — offering key insights on our surroundings and even our place in the universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The novelist Adam Johnson is not a writer of that doggedly persistent kind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Packages of flying tortillas thrown at the wrong time, or pocket knives, would only hurt a reputation that Texas Tech has worked doggedly to change and show that the Red Raiders are at home on a national stage, and not the crazy drunk uncle ruining a holiday.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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