as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
she approached the task with her usual serious-mindedness
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Noun
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When their cores run out of fuel, gravity crushes them inward, triggering supernovae that leave behind a neutron star or black hole.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Best Amazon Prime Day STEM Toy Deals Encourage early learning with age-appropriate STEM toys, like a marble run that helps kids learn about gravity and other basic physics principles.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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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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The October 28 advertisement reminds readers of the seriousness of HUAC’s free speech violation.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Those include things like where the chase occurs, such as a residential or school area; speed of the chase; and the seriousness of the offense.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Serious-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serious-mindedness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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