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
Gaga went to the future for the 2010 Grammys, wearing a sculptural lavender Armani Privé gown with gravity-defying glittery shoes.
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EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the authors drew on satellite data from NASA’s GRACE mission, which tracks changes in Earth’s gravity field to detect ice mass losses.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Such a characteristic suggests the possibility that planets in the disks are clearing a path by pulling in gas and dust under their own gravity – not unlike how a snowplow clears roadways.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Modifications to gravity, which add additional parameters but have failed to create a consistent picture that supersedes general relativity.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the authors drew on satellite data from NASA’s GRACE mission, which tracks changes in Earth’s gravity field to detect ice mass losses.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Such a characteristic suggests the possibility that planets in the disks are clearing a path by pulling in gas and dust under their own gravity – not unlike how a snowplow clears roadways.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Modifications to gravity, which add additional parameters but have failed to create a consistent picture that supersedes general relativity.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravity
Noun
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This level of public technical detail is rare and underscores the seriousness of the campaign.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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His departure underscores both the seriousness of the charges and the need for accountability in offices that oversee democratic processes.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The earnestness with which they are spoken is not redemptive.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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