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The U.S. took a more serious view of waterboarding when it was done to Americans in World War II.

Things got even more serious when Cosby moved on to the subject of substance abuse and children.

The more serious videos have brought attention to the issue and spawned numerous parodies.

So why is the same standard not being applied to student behavior when it comes to even more serious transgressions?

It should go without saying that the current reports surrounding Mama June are far more serious than any of those things.

Diacetic acid occurs in the same conditions as acetone, but is less frequent and has more serious significance.

Those of a more serious turn are apt to show a curious preference for the graver aspects of things.

But the reading was, just then, a much more serious matter than any creed.

More serious still was the news that Porter had been reinforced, and had attacked and expected to recapture the place.

Scarcely was Genoa pacified when the general was confronted by a much more serious event.

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On this page you'll find 212 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to serious, such as: deliberate, genuine, honest, severe, sincere, and thoughtful.

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

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