as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry
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Recent Examples of gravity
Matter clumped and clustered together under the relentless pull of gravity, and structures grew and grew on progressively larger scales.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The outcome could set a precedent for how New Hampshire courts weigh childhood abuse and mental health against the gravity of violent crimes committed by minors.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In February, the V-JEPA team reported how their systems did at understanding the intuitive physical properties of the real world — properties such as object permanence, the constancy of shape and color, and the effects of gravity and collisions.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Those lucky/sitting ducks were at the center of a manifold creative pressure, like the core of a planet pulled spherical by gravity.
—Kate Colby
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The outcome could set a precedent for how New Hampshire courts weigh childhood abuse and mental health against the gravity of violent crimes committed by minors.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In February, the V-JEPA team reported how their systems did at understanding the intuitive physical properties of the real world — properties such as object permanence, the constancy of shape and color, and the effects of gravity and collisions.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Those lucky/sitting ducks were at the center of a manifold creative pressure, like the core of a planet pulled spherical by gravity.
—Kate Colby
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gravity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravity
Noun
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The October 28 advertisement reminds readers of the seriousness of HUAC’s free speech violation.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Those include things like where the chase occurs, such as a residential or school area; speed of the chase; and the seriousness of the offense.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The earnestness and sincerity that characterized so much music from the late ’90s were overtaken by the sneering rage of nu metal.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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When there is a buck to be made, a rapidly emerging necessity can be met with ardent earnestness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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