as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Listen intently on Brown, especially if the Holiday market is rough.
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Danny Leroux, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The British elected to prevent a future crisis by more intently aligning their interests with America's, while the French took the opposite approach by taking steps toward increasing their independence.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
During her testimony, Combs leaned back, appearing to listen intently.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 May 2025
The officer turned on his squad car lights and approached the driver who was still intently looking at her phone.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
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Danny Leroux, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The British elected to prevent a future crisis by more intently aligning their interests with America's, while the French took the opposite approach by taking steps toward increasing their independence.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
During her testimony, Combs leaned back, appearing to listen intently.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 May 2025
The officer turned on his squad car lights and approached the driver who was still intently looking at her phone.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
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In travel, this shows up in places that are calm, intentional, and not trying too hard.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This is important because using either the non-taxpayer midlevel exception or the bi-annual exception would hard cap the Heat at the first apron of $195.9 million.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Robot’s unique battery swapping One of its most practical features is its ability to work continuously.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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What all the legal back-in-forth has succeeded in, however, is continuously pushing back the actual trial – to the frustration of some of the victims' families.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 July 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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