as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Swift looks away from the camera, holding up black frames, while Kelce stares intently into the lens.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
But since his improvement with D1 Minnesota, other Big Ten schools have started recruiting him intently.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
The state lawmakers, concerned, listened intently to Fox's story and offered him armed troopers to escort him back to his car and to campus — something that made Fox realize how serious the situation was.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
To fix that, Vientos has spent his time in the cage and on the field during batting practice focused intently on barreling the ball.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
But since his improvement with D1 Minnesota, other Big Ten schools have started recruiting him intently.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
The state lawmakers, concerned, listened intently to Fox's story and offered him armed troopers to escort him back to his car and to campus — something that made Fox realize how serious the situation was.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
To fix that, Vientos has spent his time in the cage and on the field during batting practice focused intently on barreling the ball.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
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However, Nvidia’s entrenched position - bolstered by its proprietary CUDA software ecosystem - makes customer switching harder and limits AMD’s upside.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The heart must work harder to pump the thick blood, which may increase blood pressure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Each of those career stages was a period of personal and professional growth made possible by continuously planning for, training for and stepping up to take on new or greater scope and responsibility.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Though it's been continuously upgraded since it was first built in 1979, the Lindner Family Tennis Center was starting to show its age, according to Dell, and past projects on the site left it feeling disconnected and lacking a cohesive identity.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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