soberness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soberness
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The earnestness with which they are spoken is not redemptive.
    Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The crackdown may only be starting in earnest.
    Juanita Goebertus, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • This level of public technical detail is rare and underscores the seriousness of the campaign.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • 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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“Soberness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soberness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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