as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
practiced the art of acting with great earnestness
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Noun
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The Oak Bluffs community envisioned by the collection started in earnest when Charles Shearer opened Shearer Cottage in 1912, according to The Root.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025 -
This kitchen will have tons of space and all the bells and whistles that a celebrity chef could want — within reach of an earnest but admittedly still-learning home chef.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes,
2 Nov. 2024
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Sunday wraps up with the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft, the leg of the weekend with actual gravity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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This theory proposes that the exterior of the void would have a higher density than the center, its gravity gradually pulling at the contents of the void.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
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“Earnestness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earnestness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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