as in earnestness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
studied the dance steps with obvious intentness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentness
Noun
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The earnestness with which they are spoken is not redemptive.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Across the galaxy, stars are born in immense clouds of gas and dust — stellar nurseries where gravity coaxes material to coalesce and ignite.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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More than a business, Electric Goddess is a living synthesis of its founders, with their collaborative effort toward scientific gravity and mutual resilience.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 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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The Oak Bluffs community envisioned by the collection started in earnest when Charles Shearer opened Shearer Cottage in 1912, according to The Root.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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This level of public technical detail is rare and underscores the seriousness of the campaign.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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His departure underscores both the seriousness of the charges and the need for accountability in offices that oversee democratic processes.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 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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Dressed in traditional wear and moving with a studied solemnity, the men remove evidence of Europe from the office.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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The decisiveness of Canberra’s actions is a measure of the extremity of Iran’s behavior.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
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In those seconds, training and decisiveness matter most.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
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Thirty-three states have enacted legislation regarding school cellphone usage amid a growing push to restrict students’ smartphone access in schools, primarily due to mental health and concerns about academic attentiveness.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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This helps replicate the attentiveness of an in-store associate at scale.—
Charisma Glassman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Intentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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