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
To solve this conundrum and to discover if dark matter could be governed by a fifth, thus far unknown fundamental force, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) set about determining if dark matter falls into cosmic gravity wells on vast scales just as ordinary matter does.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In a recent paper published in the journal Applied Thermal Engineering, Graffiedi demonstrated that high electric fields can boost CHF and enable gravity-independent boiling — vital for electric vehicles and high-performance computing.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
In his general theory of relativity, Einstein described space-time as a four-dimensional manifold, and gravity as that manifold’s curvature.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Did Notre Dame simply have a flat tire (or three) at Boston College, or did the gravity of the situation start to take effect?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In a recent paper published in the journal Applied Thermal Engineering, Graffiedi demonstrated that high electric fields can boost CHF and enable gravity-independent boiling — vital for electric vehicles and high-performance computing.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
In his general theory of relativity, Einstein described space-time as a four-dimensional manifold, and gravity as that manifold’s curvature.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Did Notre Dame simply have a flat tire (or three) at Boston College, or did the gravity of the situation start to take effect?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravity
Noun
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At the start of the novel, Lane’s seriousness appears to have served her well.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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These after-action reports usually take four to six weeks to produce, but because of the seriousness of the injuries in this case, the report could take longer, Hill said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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