as in earnestness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
studied the dance steps with obvious intentness
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Noun
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The earnestness and sincerity that characterized so much music from the late ’90s were overtaken by the sneering rage of nu metal.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025 -
When there is a buck to be made, a rapidly emerging necessity can be met with ardent earnestness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Its economy today is one that defies gravity.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Would it be aligned with the gas, pointing away from the existence of dark matter and towards evidence for a modified law of gravity?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Glacier National Park, Montana Winter comes early to Glacier National Park, but the hardwoods that are peppered throughout the park’s evergreen forests put on one last show in September and October before the snow begins to fall in earnest.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
26 Sep. 2025
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The crackdown may only be starting in earnest.—
Juanita Goebertus,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Saturn’s shift back into your sign back on the 1st will have added a layer of seriousness to this whole process, urging you to take responsibility for your path and your patterns.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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This is a testament to the passion and seriousness with which so many professors approach their work as teachers (and, also, to the genuine curiosity and ambition of their students).—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are dozens of little moments of quiet kindness and profound mourning, of gentle reflection and solemnity, of nature reaching out to Atsu, and by proxy, the player.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Any solemnity that might be engendered by the president accompanied by an official entourage to his private residence near the Spanish Steps is amusingly offset by the robot law enforcement dog leading the way.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Still, the decisiveness with which Nix delivered the ball, trusting both the protection in front of him and what his eyes were seeing with the defense, was encouraging.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The impact of synthetic users revolves around speed and decisiveness.—
Dmytro Spilka,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This month also reconnects you with a sense of purposefulness.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both audiences can struggle with attentiveness, want to be led, and ultimately just want to have fun.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Intentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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