the vehemence in her voice when she insisted that she never gossiped surprised me
every cause that she pursues is pursued with great vehemence
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Less than a minute later, Kerr found a new level of vehemence after the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending on a shot by Gary Payton II.—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Such vehemence looked awkward just a few hours later, when The Athletic broke the news that, on December 20, Barca would actually be visiting Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica after all.—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Dudamel and the orchestra delivered the score with absolute conviction and an almost punishing vehemence.—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Their pro-human vehemence was evident in every quote and frame.—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vehemence
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Etymology
Middle English vemance, vehemens, borrowed from Middle French vehemence, borrowed from Latin vehementia "violent movement, intensity," from vehement-, vehemens "violent, vehement" + -ia-ia entry 1