intentness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentness
Noun
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
  • More city officials started to sense the gravity of the Oilers actually leaving.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement was made during the NFL’s open negotiation window, but a contract can’t be officially signed until the start of the new league year when free agency starts in earnest on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Moehrig, 25, brings size and physicality to the Panthers’ safety room.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
  • After a brief moment mourning Acacia, the episode this week starts in earnest with the reading challenge.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Even with the acknowledgements of those Dead members missing from the stage, any solemnity was short-lived, and the tone veered more toward presenter Woody Harrelson’s introductory speech for the band’s kudos.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • His solemnity and her contempt converge, with startling force, in the movie’s final moment.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Intentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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