as in enthusiasm
depth of feeling
surprised by the fervor that her parents' old love letters contained when she discovered them in the attic
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Recent Examples of fervor
Fifth Harmony is back — and the reunion fervor is all over Spotify.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Plus, both approached the process with the same fervor, since their daughters are both of their first kids to go off to college.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The flags flutter with familiar fervor, but beneath the ceremony lies a more complex reality — the emergence of what might be called hybrid independence, where natural and artificial intelligences merge in pursuit of outcomes neither could achieve alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Nationalist fervor was already running high over the border dispute, and opponents accused her of compromising the country’s national interests.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Plus, both approached the process with the same fervor, since their daughters are both of their first kids to go off to college.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The flags flutter with familiar fervor, but beneath the ceremony lies a more complex reality — the emergence of what might be called hybrid independence, where natural and artificial intelligences merge in pursuit of outcomes neither could achieve alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Nationalist fervor was already running high over the border dispute, and opponents accused her of compromising the country’s national interests.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fervor
Noun
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But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This reveals how enthusiasm without integration discipline wastes time and capital.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The goal is to allow the fire to meet the holding features at the lowest possible fire intensity.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its presence in the night sky on Saturday may make any auroras harder to see, but that does depends on their intensity.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing left now but rhythm and exhaustion and raw emotion and stardust bursting out of you.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The show’s palette trends toward bottle-green woods, gauzy golden light, dusky midnight-blue nighttime scenes, and grimly gray interiors, and within those tableaus, Task’s male characters are gorgeously aggrieved, emotion pouring off of them like coffee from a Wawa urn.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When life events call for satisfying comfort food, try our Eggplant Parmesan to evoke warmth and tenderness.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the sun set over the East River, the music faded but the warmth lingered.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her passion spread more during the pandemic when some things were hard to get so Quigley began growing her own lettuce.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To wit, Andrea Tarella has succeeded in transforming his passion for drawing into a profession, working with brands ranging from Prada and Gucci to Valentino.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fervor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fervor. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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