as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
While some VCs like IQ Capital have pivoted to focus more intently on defense, others are being set up in Europe purely to hunt for opportunities in the sector.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Some traditional companies have already begun to focus more intently on creators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The quartet swapped stories about Malone’s exploits and dealmaking, as audience members that included James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Ken Lowe, Jennifer Witz, Roger Lynch, Paul Gould and other boldface names listened intently.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Some traditional companies have already begun to focus more intently on creators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The quartet swapped stories about Malone’s exploits and dealmaking, as audience members that included James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Ken Lowe, Jennifer Witz, Roger Lynch, Paul Gould and other boldface names listened intently.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
Adverb
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The front ants bent their legs and pulled hard at the leaf tip with their mandibles while the rear ants held the leaf still.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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Faith in the mission makes people work harder, push harder and do better.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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At some point, the Cubs believe, those intensely competitive instincts will take over.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Over the course of the series, Heon has been diligently writing down and illustrating each of Ji-yeon’s culinary creations.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tribal, local, and state law enforcement agencies are working diligently to bring the suspect to justice.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Star Trek is different; the resolutely sci-fi voyages of James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and their successors on the final frontier are much more likely to be underpinned by science or, at least, the franchise's version of it.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With noise cancellation enabled, the earbuds can play audio continuously for up to eight hours, or up to 32 hours including the capacity of the charging case.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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