as in hard
with great effort or determination
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Teams will scout more intently against Edey in a playoff series and try to take advantage of his weaknesses.
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Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Clad in a menswear-style white shirt and necktie, Rihanna followed the morning session intently.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
And any argument that people are becoming distracted must deal with the plain fact that many spend hours staring intently at their screens.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Clad in a menswear-style white shirt and necktie, Rihanna followed the morning session intently.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
And any argument that people are becoming distracted must deal with the plain fact that many spend hours staring intently at their screens.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intently. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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