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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And the view of those hoop earrings wasn't the least bit obscured thanks to a ponytail so tight, Hathaway's temples were basically defying gravity.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2025
Recognizing the gravity of this scandal, French economist Thomas Piketty has argued that France should repay at least $28 billion to Haiti in restitution.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Huston kept the type of cancer private, while emphasizing the gravity of learning about the diagnoses.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Miami is loaded with international stars and commands the most gravity in the league right now, but LAFC offers heavyweights of its own.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2025
Recognizing the gravity of this scandal, French economist Thomas Piketty has argued that France should repay at least $28 billion to Haiti in restitution.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Huston kept the type of cancer private, while emphasizing the gravity of learning about the diagnoses.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Miami is loaded with international stars and commands the most gravity in the league right now, but LAFC offers heavyweights of its own.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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