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earnestly

adverb as in solemnly

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Stringer quickly answered, “No,” so earnestly it was impossible not to believe him.

Not even Farrell, one of my favorite actors, can pull off David earnestly telling Sarah, “I see you.”

But Bruce Springsteen and the raw, stripped-down recordings of his 1982 “Nebraska” album seem earnestly in opposition to such artless gamesmanship.

Seven months after his return to power, he is earnestly expanding that promise.

"When a film is earnestly made, and it fails, that's terrific to watch," she says.

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