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 sexual and often romantic feeling
kissed passionately
They fell passionately in love.
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Dozens of parents, teachers and community members spoke passionately, often aggressively during a public comment session Tuesday in support of keeping INA open.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
How Taylor Swift wrote 'Elizabeth Taylor' In 2024, Swift was in the car with her boyfriend Travis Kelce, passionately explaining to him why Elizabeth Taylor fascinated her.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The two begin passionately kissing until Lowen pulls away for a moment and Jeremy is now Verity.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In her introductory remarks at the National Institutes of Health, IACC chairman Sylvia Fogel set the tone, talking passionately about her autistic son who is minimally speaking and has complex support needs.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
How Taylor Swift wrote 'Elizabeth Taylor' In 2024, Swift was in the car with her boyfriend Travis Kelce, passionately explaining to him why Elizabeth Taylor fascinated her.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The two begin passionately kissing until Lowen pulls away for a moment and Jeremy is now Verity.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In her introductory remarks at the National Institutes of Health, IACC chairman Sylvia Fogel set the tone, talking passionately about her autistic son who is minimally speaking and has complex support needs.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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