passionately
adverb
pas·sion·ate·ly
ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət-lē 
: in a passionate manner:
a
: with great feeling and emotional intensity
Walt never ceased to be passionately loyal to his home town …—
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan FranzenClyburn has argued passionately for lowering the prices of prison phone calls and extending broadband access to the poor.—Brian Fung
Brian FungHe is filled with the rhetoric of dissent. He is passionately against war and passionately for peace.—Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier
b
: with strong feelings of sexual desire
They fell passionately in love.
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One of Kosta’s questions was about a meaningful moment in each player’s career, and before answering, Agassi spoke passionately about the work of First Serve and expressed his desire for a continued partnership.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Well connected in the local community, Baum passionately took up the mission to preserve the dunes.
—Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Raina wasn’t too fussed who won but speaks passionately about how only those stories that reflect the uniqueness of the country and its cultures will make a mark beyond Canadian borders.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Two of the committee’s leaders, Democratic co-chairwoman Sen. Cathy Osten of Sprague and Republican Rep. Tammy Nuccio of Tolland, spoke passionately and in sometimes personal terms about the amounts of money the legislature would be spending that totals $55.5 billion over two years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Well connected in the local community, Baum passionately took up the mission to preserve the dunes.
—Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Raina wasn’t too fussed who won but speaks passionately about how only those stories that reflect the uniqueness of the country and its cultures will make a mark beyond Canadian borders.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Two of the committee’s leaders, Democratic co-chairwoman Sen. Cathy Osten of Sprague and Republican Rep. Tammy Nuccio of Tolland, spoke passionately and in sometimes personal terms about the amounts of money the legislature would be spending that totals $55.5 billion over two years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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