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gravely

adverb as in badly

adverb as in mortally

adverb as in solemnly

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The arrival of the USS Gravely in Trinidad and Tobago last month prompted Caracas to suspend an energy agreement with the nation and declare its Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar "persona non grata."

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“If conceived as an alternative to humans,” the pontiff said, the technology “can gravely violate their infinite dignity and neutralize their fundamental responsibilities.”

They introduced themselves gravely as Cornwall Capital Management but refrained from mentioning what, exactly, Cornwall Capital Management was.

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“Together has transformed us all in different ways,” the chief of personnel said gravely, “but not you, Hugo. Why do you think that is?”

But his style of running the Pentagon—including the way he’s put forth his new policy—gravely dims his chances for success.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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