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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Enceladus regularly emits frosty water geysers, produced when the gravity of Saturn flexes the much smaller moon.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The Context This case garnered significant public attention due to the gravity of the accusations against two high-profile music industry figures.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The big stationary steam engine pumped water from the Lake Montebello reservoir using a gravity feed system down the hill.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The Context This case garnered significant public attention due to the gravity of the accusations against two high-profile music industry figures.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The big stationary steam engine pumped water from the Lake Montebello reservoir using a gravity feed system down the hill.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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