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as in enthusiasm
depth of feeling
your passion for your cause is admirable, but you still can't insult people who disagree with you
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as in love
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone
married at the age of 18, they share a passion that has lasted for over half a century
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as in desire
a strong wish for something
a passion to become a doctor
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as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
people are sometimes slaves to their own passions
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as in feeling
passions plural
general emotional condition
people who are swayed by their passions and not by reason
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as in lust
intense sexual desire
their relationship began with passion but a deep love quickly grew between them
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as in lustfulness
sexual appetite
the kind of pent-up passion that comes from having spent the winter in remote isolation
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Recent Examples of passion
His passion for hands-on learning led him to become a key contributor in the creation of the Tech Interactive and the Children’s Discovery Museum.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Other seaweed warriors include Karolina Martinson, who takes guests of Kajkanten Vrångö hotel on seaweed and tapas tours of Gothenburg’s archipelago; and foraging expert Samuel Arnold Keane, who shares his passion for the plant in West Cork.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But my passion for it started much earlier.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
And so, Haru is in a world of her own when the real one comes crashing in (and, in the space of her sky-high fantasy, crashing down), taking both Luis and her passion for dancing from her in a split second.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Other seaweed warriors include Karolina Martinson, who takes guests of Kajkanten Vrångö hotel on seaweed and tapas tours of Gothenburg’s archipelago; and foraging expert Samuel Arnold Keane, who shares his passion for the plant in West Cork.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But my passion for it started much earlier.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
And so, Haru is in a world of her own when the real one comes crashing in (and, in the space of her sky-high fantasy, crashing down), taking both Luis and her passion for dancing from her in a split second.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passion
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet, his enthusiasm is tempered by the valuable lessons from his past work in healthcare AI, reminding us of the importance of learning from each step of our journey.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The continued success of this residency — which is the longest in Sphere history — is further proof of the undying love for the Eagles, which got their start as the backing band for Linda Ronstadt in 1971.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Four decades ago, 126 of Nan Goldin’s snapshots of love and loss became one of the most influential photo books ever made.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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In November 2021, 10 audience members at his concert were killed and thousands were injured due to a crowd crush at NRG Park in Houston, Texas.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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One was Gösta Stenman, who served as Schjerfbeck’s gallerist and local champion; the other was Einar Reuter, a young forester and artist, who became her confidant and crush.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Field Trip emerged as a response to a desire for ongoing learning.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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To appreciate that taking risks, acting like a total fool, and otherwise making hilariously bad decisions in the pursuit of desire can be one of lust’s greatest rewards so long as people are willing to learn about themselves in the process.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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The flow of emotions, friends’ opinions, and experts’ suggestions will result in conflicting but not mutually exclusive objectives.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The themes here are classically Bourgeoisian—human interdependence and the difficulty of uncoupling—but the contrast of austere kineticism with raw emotion is unusual and enthralling.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The overall feeling for most people today is to kick back and relax.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Because each work features a different number of musicians and varies slightly in the way it was designed, each has a different feeling.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yet Trump’s lust for Greenland goes beyond that, people close to him have told me.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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Her memoir writing on the independent artist’s life has driven me to purchase silk sheets and lust after writing sheds, while novels like The Man Who Saw Everything glitter with ambitious formal turns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Snow will likely begin by about midnight Sunday morning and then continue through the whole day Sunday, increasing in intensity later in the day as the low strengthens off the coast.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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They’re designed for higher intensity workouts like road running, so they’re optimized with airy cushioning to absorb impact around your heels, the balls of your feet, your ankles, and knees.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Passion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passion. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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