solemnness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solemnness
Noun
  • Its economy today is one that defies gravity.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Would it be aligned with the gas, pointing away from the existence of dark matter and towards evidence for a modified law of gravity?
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are dozens of little moments of quiet kindness and profound mourning, of gentle reflection and solemnity, of nature reaching out to Atsu, and by proxy, the player.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Solemnness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solemnness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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