as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Jack listened intently as doctors laid out the uncertainties of Patrick’s fate.
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Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Some people were listening intently to Padilla, who came in from Colfax for the event.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
After completing fielding drills with Washington and Jolbert Cabrera, the fundamentals coach for Triple-A Sacramento, Eldridge listened intently to Washington’s defensive guidance for several minutes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The rebuttal, published Tuesday, is a clear sign of how intently China is focusing on the case – and the White House’s broader push to root out its influence in the region.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Some people were listening intently to Padilla, who came in from Colfax for the event.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
After completing fielding drills with Washington and Jolbert Cabrera, the fundamentals coach for Triple-A Sacramento, Eldridge listened intently to Washington’s defensive guidance for several minutes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The rebuttal, published Tuesday, is a clear sign of how intently China is focusing on the case – and the White House’s broader push to root out its influence in the region.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
Adverb
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Sporting pushed hard in the second half for an equalizer, and momentum appeared to be with the home club.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2026
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The hard-throwing righty sprinted up the dugout steps for one more out after his first three outs on Thursday.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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There are many good reasons to intensively treat high blood pressure, but the benefits accumulate over many years.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Young people feel this most intensively.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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These words were intensely politically damaging to Biden, yet Hur did not worry that Biden lacked a legal forum to contest Hur’s assessment.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Occasionally the focus drops to the fishermen’s crustacean quarry in the deep, also guarded and unhurried but intensely vulnerable; the man-lobster parallel isn’t stretched to the point of contrivance, but the film takes a thoughtfully holistic view of all the region’s living inhabitants.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Caleb practiced the Chappell Roan hit diligently with his piano teacher, Lori Stemmer, even rehearsing in his inflatable suit.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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For 10 years, Frances has worked diligently to become the perfect wife for Jo.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Although most of the towns and villages around them are under de-facto Hezbollah control, Qlayaa — like other Christian, Sunni Muslim and Druze communities dotting the bucolic hills of Lebanon’s south — had taken a resolutely neutral position.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The smartwatch-sized device continuously produces detailed ultrasound images of the wrist’s interior anatomy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, per the official description.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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Billerbeck carries the movie as Nanning, who doggedly hunts, fishes, and forages in order to feed his family and find the ingredients to make his mother (a Nazi sympathizer) a cake with honey.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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