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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When the breeze flows through the cloisters, the kites float, showing off their gravity-defying nature.
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Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Considering the gravity of the topic of death, learning about end-of-life care can be more accessible behind a screen, in the comfort of one's own home.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
String theory, an attempt to merge gravity with quantum physics, says yes.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
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Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Considering the gravity of the topic of death, learning about end-of-life care can be more accessible behind a screen, in the comfort of one's own home.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
String theory, an attempt to merge gravity with quantum physics, says yes.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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