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
Continued sobriety seemed to be the hardest part of recovery.
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Melody Glenn, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
None of Young’s facilities was drug-free or safe, the claims assert, charging Young and associates with negligence, neglect and abandonment of those they were supposed to shepherd toward sobriety.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
No sobriety tests taken on Pino FWC investigators were also quick to rule out drinking despite the more than 60 empty alcohol bottles and cans found on the boat when it was pulled from the water the day after the crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The mission was inspired by his sister Shelby Kitsch-Best's sobriety journey.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Melody Glenn, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
None of Young’s facilities was drug-free or safe, the claims assert, charging Young and associates with negligence, neglect and abandonment of those they were supposed to shepherd toward sobriety.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
No sobriety tests taken on Pino FWC investigators were also quick to rule out drinking despite the more than 60 empty alcohol bottles and cans found on the boat when it was pulled from the water the day after the crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The mission was inspired by his sister Shelby Kitsch-Best's sobriety journey.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety
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Where temperance crusaders once wielded biblical rhetoric, today’s public health researchers arrive with cancer studies and statistics.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
13 Jan. 2025
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The country's past cultural battles, over immigration, slavery, evolution, temperance, McCarthyism, and civil rights, were arguably more serious than any of today's.—
Joseph S. Nye Jr.,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2010
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Instead, astronomers infer the presence of a planet, either by measuring the slight dimming of the star when the smaller body passes in front of it or the slight wobble the planet's gravity causes in the star.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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The big stationary steam engine pumped water from the Lake Montebello reservoir using a gravity feed system down the hill.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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What's next: Construction of the new span is expected to start in earnest in 2027, with the bridge closed to traffic until completion sometime in 2031.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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The on-pitch toil from Sean Dyche’s team merited such a response, but now the hard work starts in earnest for all, including TFG.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriety. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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