as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.
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Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Also in 2018, JCPS passed its racial equity plan, with leadership focusing more intently on how students of color were being served across the system.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Bonneville was asked by an ITV reporter to talk about the final chapter of the Downton saga but instead started by intently staring into the camera and directly addressing the conflict.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The quartet swapped stories about Malone’s exploits and dealmaking, as audience members that included James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Ken Lowe, Jennifer Witz, Roger Lynch, Paul Gould and other boldface names listened intently.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Also in 2018, JCPS passed its racial equity plan, with leadership focusing more intently on how students of color were being served across the system.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Bonneville was asked by an ITV reporter to talk about the final chapter of the Downton saga but instead started by intently staring into the camera and directly addressing the conflict.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The quartet swapped stories about Malone’s exploits and dealmaking, as audience members that included James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Ken Lowe, Jennifer Witz, Roger Lynch, Paul Gould and other boldface names listened intently.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
Adverb
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles went chasing on a third-and-8 situation at the Chiefs’ 33 at the start of the third quarter, and Smith went down hard after a deep pass from Hurts fell incomplete along the left sideline.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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These dangers could be exacerbated by workplace conditions and policies that don’t allow for behavioral changes that could help regulate body temperatures, such as taking short breaks or working less intensely.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have diligently worked to diversify their military arsenals.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Despite the fact that Perseverance has been diligently filling its tubes and leaving them on the surface, none of the other hardware for the complicated MSR relay has been built.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Star Trek is different; the resolutely sci-fi voyages of James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and their successors on the final frontier are much more likely to be underpinned by science or, at least, the franchise's version of it.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the last few releases, Apple has added and continuously improved support for external game controllers, added a low-latency Game Mode, and introduced the Game Porting Toolkit, a collection of translation layers that helps developers test native Windows games on the Mac without modification.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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