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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
Ross was ultimately taken into custody after the field sobriety tests couldn’t be completed, police said.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The caption was written alongside a video that showed snippets of her journey to sobriety, which included her using substances and then gradually becoming sober and enjoying mundane moments in her life, and spending time with her fiancé Justin Long.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Anthony Hopkins is commemorating a major milestone in his sobriety journey.
—EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The only daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, who is an actress, model and singer, celebrated five years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol in an emotional video post on Instagram Tuesday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The caption was written alongside a video that showed snippets of her journey to sobriety, which included her using substances and then gradually becoming sober and enjoying mundane moments in her life, and spending time with her fiancé Justin Long.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Anthony Hopkins is commemorating a major milestone in his sobriety journey.
—EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The only daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, who is an actress, model and singer, celebrated five years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol in an emotional video post on Instagram Tuesday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety
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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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Amid this devastation, the city’s annual celebration of cinematic and musical achievement feels simultaneously distant and urgent, with events delayed and reimagined to reflect the moment’s gravity.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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The answer likely sits in the world of quantum gravity, which remains an unsolved problem in physics.—
Paul Sutter,
Ars Technica,
14 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 29 Jan. 2025.
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