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 members of the committee, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and council members Victoria Parks, Scotty Johnson and Anna Albi spoke passionately about wanting to make sure people are protected.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Some of the most powerful voices came from the students themselves, who spoke passionately of the impact that teachers and staff had on their lives.
—Jay Steiger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Brunson rejected that notion after Game 6, passionately defending Thibodeau and brushing off the idea a coaching change was the solution.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Some of the most powerful voices came from the students themselves, who spoke passionately of the impact that teachers and staff had on their lives.
—Jay Steiger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Brunson rejected that notion after Game 6, passionately defending Thibodeau and brushing off the idea a coaching change was the solution.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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