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
He was not subjected to field sobriety tests, and CPD officers escorted him home.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The Cincinnati Enquirer also reports that Aikins marked her 10-year anniversary of sobriety on Sunday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Joseph Cassilly lobbied in Annapolis on legislation on behalf of prosecutors, wrote standards for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and was responsible for establishing the first sobriety checkpoint and the first Family Justice Center in Maryland.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The Cincinnati Enquirer also reports that Aikins marked her 10-year anniversary of sobriety on Sunday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Joseph Cassilly lobbied in Annapolis on legislation on behalf of prosecutors, wrote standards for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and was responsible for establishing the first sobriety checkpoint and the first Family Justice Center in Maryland.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety
Noun
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In 2020, my colleague Olga Khazan asked why no one seemed interested in creating a modern temperance movement.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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With them in charge, Lily Dale flourished into a resort town, a summer destination, a thriving year-round community of the faithful, and a hub on activist lecture circuits dedicated to suffrage, temperance, abolition, and socialism.—
Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History,
TIME,
8 Oct. 2024
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Albert Einstein first suggested it as part of his theory of gravity, general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Eleni’s starting to realize the gravity of her situation when her sleazy lawyer Leslie Walker (Ken Garito) arrives to bluster about jurisdiction and procedural missteps.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 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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The invite to come by rang in earnest when your boy said it.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriety. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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