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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The fans sang along passionately as Junior held the Mexican flag high.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
Enslaved by a tyrannical regime for nearly half a century, everyday Iranians long passionately for their freedom, as the rebellion earlier this year showed.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
And in 2017, two-time MVP and 12-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera posted a series of videos on Instagram passionately decrying the corruption and dangers of his home country.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Many voters felt passionately, especially about development in the city and the referendum on whether downtown redevelopment plans should be scrapped or pushed forward.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
Enslaved by a tyrannical regime for nearly half a century, everyday Iranians long passionately for their freedom, as the rebellion earlier this year showed.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
And in 2017, two-time MVP and 12-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera posted a series of videos on Instagram passionately decrying the corruption and dangers of his home country.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Many voters felt passionately, especially about development in the city and the referendum on whether downtown redevelopment plans should be scrapped or pushed forward.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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