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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The images have a poise, a calm, a precision that, from the contemplative safety of the stands, is all the more passionately attentive to the danger that Roca, his team, and, for that matter, the bulls confront.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
The crowd rapped along passionately, creating a collective moment of tribute.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Each participant spoke with reverence for the work of their peers, passionately dissecting its nuances not for the sake of criticism, but for the purpose of helping their fellow creative see their vision through.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
After Ross shared her experience, the internet responded passionately, with many users chiming in on whether parents should go to such lengths.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
The crowd rapped along passionately, creating a collective moment of tribute.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Each participant spoke with reverence for the work of their peers, passionately dissecting its nuances not for the sake of criticism, but for the purpose of helping their fellow creative see their vision through.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
After Ross shared her experience, the internet responded passionately, with many users chiming in on whether parents should go to such lengths.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for passionately
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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