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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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
On this week’s episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Farrell reflects on his career, collaborations, sobriety, Batman and what gives him hope in a chaotic world.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Mike reconnects with Nathan (Dickinson himself), a fellow addict who was once a threat to his sobriety.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For Iverson, who was once seen as basketball’s rebellious icon, sobriety marks a full-circle moment of reflection and growth.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
The 34-year-old personality recently celebrated six months of sobriety with his father, Michael Jordan, and their family.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Mike reconnects with Nathan (Dickinson himself), a fellow addict who was once a threat to his sobriety.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For Iverson, who was once seen as basketball’s rebellious icon, sobriety marks a full-circle moment of reflection and growth.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
The 34-year-old personality recently celebrated six months of sobriety with his father, Michael Jordan, and their family.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety
Noun
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The temperance movement, which aimed to reduce alcohol use, gained steam in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie clip reveals how much temperance, humanity, and transcendence Mary Jackson needs to navigate a system that has embedded injustices that few see or understand.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Almost all spacecraft sent to deep space — including the Voyager probes, Juno, Cassini-Huygens, and Galileo — must execute gravity assist maneuvers, slingshotting around planets to gain velocity for their vast treks.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The Chair Company’s hero is the other side of that coin, a disempowered man whose earnestness brings him only embarrassment and whose attempts to find someone to blame for his misery only dig him deeper into it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
9 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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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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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriety. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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