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
At the Academy Museum cocktail party preceding it, the awards circuit still had its new-car smell; everyone seemed a little more excited to slip into their tuxedos and gravity-defying gowns (or, in the case of Kim Kardashian, a head-encompassing beige silk scarf).
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
Focus on exercises that require your muscles and bones to work against gravity.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
That sounds simple enough, but brewing sake is extremely complicated and relies heavily on fluid dynamics that change dramatically under lunar gravity.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Indeed, all the actors seem genuinely committed to their parts, which gives everything a convincing gravity that feels true, and which runs counter to the jokey messiness of so many modern horror sequels.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
Focus on exercises that require your muscles and bones to work against gravity.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
That sounds simple enough, but brewing sake is extremely complicated and relies heavily on fluid dynamics that change dramatically under lunar gravity.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Indeed, all the actors seem genuinely committed to their parts, which gives everything a convincing gravity that feels true, and which runs counter to the jokey messiness of so many modern horror sequels.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravity
Noun
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Some critics have interpreted the ending as a glib last-minute twist that threatens to neutralize the story’s potency and dismisses the seriousness of the movie’s premise.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Industry platforms such as Hong Kong Fashion Fest, initiated and supported by the HKSAR government, should be leveraged not just as celebrations of creativity, but as global stages to showcase our seriousness and leadership in sustainability.—
Sunny Tan,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Listen to him bum-rush a workers’ union meeting and begin describing, with over-enthusiastic earnestness, how dogs get a raw deal.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Though the score is anthem-heavy and earnestness is always hovering, there are moments in the show that are transcendent.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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