as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Recent Examples of intently
Through it all, most Cabinet members listened intently with little emotion, except Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — already known for conspicuously laughing loudest at such meetings — who nodded frequently and enthusiastically along this time.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
These qualities also tie her to Enyedi herself, who looks as intently and open-mindedly as Grete does.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
The deal was done, officials said, to solidify the corporate balance sheet, bolster standing with rating agencies and focus more intently Sempra’s utilities holdings — SDG&E, SoCalGas and Oncor.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The jury of seven men and five women has appeared intently focused on the testimony.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
These qualities also tie her to Enyedi herself, who looks as intently and open-mindedly as Grete does.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
The deal was done, officials said, to solidify the corporate balance sheet, bolster standing with rating agencies and focus more intently Sempra’s utilities holdings — SDG&E, SoCalGas and Oncor.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The jury of seven men and five women has appeared intently focused on the testimony.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intently
Adverb
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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Condos have been hit hard by rising costs associated with ownership, such as HOA dues and homeowners insurance.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But recent test scores show educators should also focus more intensely on adolescent learners and turning around academic outcomes in middle school, said Lesley Muldoon, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Second, there’s the intensely personal relationship that Swift has fostered with her robust fanbase.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Take the time, too, to diligently shop around for rates and lenders, as shopping for a mortgage has historically been shown to result in a rate around half a percentage point or more below average.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Instead, it will be shaped by intelligent systems that help physicians make better decisions, collaborate more effectively, and where the entire patient journey is diligently managed.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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And the album’s title track is resolutely unwilling to choose a corner between deep, dark house and dubstep, like a Croydon Larry Heard.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Turkey have, for the most part, resolutely stuck with the ‘thick band across the chest’ design for their shirts since… well, since the 1920s, which is quite a period of time.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The initial deployments will focus on process industries and continuously running production operations, where power quality and stability are critical.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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The model processes speech continuously and handles all the multilingual inputs automatically, saving developers from manually configuring settings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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In the 1990s, the great center Patrick Ewing and his band of bruise brothers arrived and doggedly pursued a title.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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On my way back to the pew, the guilt was still there, loping doggedly at my side.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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