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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
made ardent declarations of love to the woman he someday hoped to marry
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as in avid
showing urgent desire or interest
an ardent science-fiction fan who has read virtually all of his favorite author's many works
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
under an ardent sun the band of bedouins made their way across the sandy wastes
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Recent Examples of ardent
One of independent cinema’s most ardent and vocal champions, Baker gave a passionate speech at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Jordan Klepper has spent more time following Donald Trump around the country than many of his most ardent supporters.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025
So bad that even the team’s most ardent followers, the blue-and-white faithful who paid thousands of dollars to see their heroes here in what was close to a must-win game, could see it almost right away.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In the days after her speech, the young graduate has received nationwide media attention, along with a torrent of ardent support and biting criticism.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Jordan Klepper has spent more time following Donald Trump around the country than many of his most ardent supporters.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025
So bad that even the team’s most ardent followers, the blue-and-white faithful who paid thousands of dollars to see their heroes here in what was close to a must-win game, could see it almost right away.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In the days after her speech, the young graduate has received nationwide media attention, along with a torrent of ardent support and biting criticism.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ardent
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But housing advocates have been just as passionate about wanting to see more affordable housing in this area, particularly for seniors.—
Randy Mastro,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate have drawn huge, passionate crowds that serenade their heroes before, during and after matches.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Trump has been an avid proponent of reshoring U.S. manufacturing, using tariffs as a leverage to convince companies to build plants in the U.S. and attacking Apple for manufacturing its iPhones in Asia.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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Spurred on by her fervent belief in Jones’s talent, Morrison was determined to ensure that Corregidora made an impression, well aware of how a successful debut could define a fiction writer’s career—particularly that of a Black woman fiction writer.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2025
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The Messi-Inter Miami Effect Amid all that, contests with South American teams have seen fervent crowds.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The clock is ticking down on Trump's 90-day pause on those tariffs — but institutional investors are actually growing more enthusiastic about emerging markets, according to Bank of America's most recent Fund Manager Survey.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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But that outlook changed dramatically under Chip Kelly, who was neither energetic nor enthusiastic about high school recruiting.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Pritzker’s speech, which occurred as national Democrats were largely leaderless in countering and criticizing Trump’s early chaotic presidential moves, aimed to fill the vacuum and garnered significant attention by offering a searing response to the president for a national audience.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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From there, fans were excited about the existence of an unreleased song between the two Colombian stars, who confirmed their romantic relationship in 2023.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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His uncle is clearly excited and expecting big things from him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Despite Benfica’s determination to preserve the core of a potentially special team, Fernandez returned to Portugal with Chelsea hot in pursuit.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Farmers are at the mercy of climate change, which can mean hotter days over longer periods, and unpredictable weather in the form of hurricanes, which can badly affect crops.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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“Ardent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ardent. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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