as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry
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What is a witch, if not a powerful woman who dares to defy the gravity of societal norms and expectations?
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Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The area with the greatest geopolitical gravity is arms sales.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After finding the granddaughter inside the car and the sinkhole just steps away, rescuers first realized the gravity of the woman’s disappearance.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Oh, the gravity of caring for another, blood relative or not.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The area with the greatest geopolitical gravity is arms sales.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After finding the granddaughter inside the car and the sinkhole just steps away, rescuers first realized the gravity of the woman’s disappearance.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Oh, the gravity of caring for another, blood relative or not.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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