1
as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
an abrupt sobriety fell over the group when they heard the news
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2
as in temperance
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
although she can afford to wear anything, she practices a sartorial sobriety that bespeaks class and taste
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Recent Examples of sobriety
While promoting Something Beautiful on Apple Music 1 in May, Cyrus elaborated on her decision to skip touring, noting that staying off the road is best for her sobriety and protecting her vocal cords.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 June 2025
In the last years of his life, Stone worked on sobriety and lived quietly in the San Fernando Valley.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
No sobriety test On the night of the crash, FWC investigators did not give Pino a sobriety test, even though they are trained to do so in boating accidents with serious injuries.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The 57-year-old former Olympic athlete is said to have smelled of alcohol, slurred her words and failed a field sobriety test.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 June 2025
In the last years of his life, Stone worked on sobriety and lived quietly in the San Fernando Valley.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
No sobriety test On the night of the crash, FWC investigators did not give Pino a sobriety test, even though they are trained to do so in boating accidents with serious injuries.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The 57-year-old former Olympic athlete is said to have smelled of alcohol, slurred her words and failed a field sobriety test.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety
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Having unexpectedly come into a fortune when her husband died last season, Ada is putting her inheritance to use backing settlement houses and, to the horror of her sister Agnes, the temperance movement.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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After all, this lakeside community — home to Northwestern University — was the epicenter of the American temperance movement.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At Psyche, the spacecraft will enter orbit and progressively move closer to the asteroid, using a suite of sensors to map its surface, measure its shape, mass, and gravity field, and determine its elemental composition.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2025
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Using an orbital gravity assist from the planet Venus, the Solar Orbiter mission spacecraft was able to maneuver into an orbit that has taken it to an angle 17 degrees below the Sun’s equator.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Money attracts money, and private equity firms barrelled into this trade in earnest in the 2010s.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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In her new role, Turner will build Seattle’s first-ever roster starting in earnest on June 4, when the five-day exclusive signing window opens for expansion teams to sign free agents or players who have been left unprotected by their current teams.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriety. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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