as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Listen intently on Brown, especially if the Holiday market is rough.
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Danny Leroux, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The British elected to prevent a future crisis by more intently aligning their interests with America's, while the French took the opposite approach by taking steps toward increasing their independence.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
During her testimony, Combs leaned back, appearing to listen intently.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 May 2025
The officer turned on his squad car lights and approached the driver who was still intently looking at her phone.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
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Danny Leroux, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The British elected to prevent a future crisis by more intently aligning their interests with America's, while the French took the opposite approach by taking steps toward increasing their independence.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
During her testimony, Combs leaned back, appearing to listen intently.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 May 2025
The officer turned on his squad car lights and approached the driver who was still intently looking at her phone.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
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Also, note that this happened even with the 2008 subprime-mortgage crisis, which of course hit real estate hard.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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By sector, the pharmaceutical, automotive and aircraft sectors appear to be the most exposed to U.S. tariffs, while Germany, Italy and Ireland are among the EU members likely to be the hardest hit.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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By continuously evaluating first-party data, media quality insights and cost variables, AI can make real-time decisions that drive better business KPIs.—
Dan Slivjanovski,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Today, the company prides itself on continuously adding to their menu with interesting doughnut variations and collaborations.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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