ardently

Definition of ardentlynext

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Recent Examples of ardently And there is a shocking dearth of evidence to the contrary, given how ardently Peters and her supporters have clung to this narrative for the past six years. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Like the tour, the first input meeting garnered significant interest from farmers and residents alike, all of whom are ardently concerned with what the county decides to do with the Ag Reserve. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 Some people ardently believe that AI and AI makers are being allowed to run amok. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Bassitt recently downplayed the shake-up at the players union and ardently defended the players’ stance against a salary cap. — Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026 Despite both the men’s and women’s teams ardently supporting each other throughout the tournament, the players took heat for their reaction in some circles. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 The contract situation forced the Bulls into a full teardown, something Karnišovas ardently avoided in prior seasons. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 Trump’s National Security Strategy focuses intensely on the Western Hemisphere, at the expense of Asia, and the administration ardently desires a trade deal and strategic coordination with Beijing. — Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ardently
Adverb
  • Small liberal-arts colleges focus almost exclusively on undergraduate education and are earnestly committed to the arts and letters.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Roberts came away from the conversation excited by how earnestly Heyward embraced that message.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • One way in which Wounaan do so is conscientiously sharing and redistributing food, money, wisdom and the like to foster equity.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.
    — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Adverb
  • If your browser or security software warns that a site copied something unexpectedly, take that warning seriously.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Similarly, the number of students who seriously considered suicide fell from 22% in 2021 to 14% in 2025.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • And thoroughly mixed across space before accreting into meteorites.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • So are his bandmates, who have steadfastly supported his solo work even when their own label was lukewarm on it.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Jay Baruchel plays Carter, with Laurence Leboeuf as his steadfastly loving wife, Gloria.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Anyway, Evelyn appeared to be listening attentively to Jack, though her eyes remained glued to the stage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Gnocchi sits attentively on a Beverly Grove sidewalk with his owner, Julia Luke.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • It has also only been trained on a limited number of cell types that biologists have studied exhaustively.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Preservation Connecticut’s searchable surveys, built in collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, exhaustively document historic barns, mills, artistic places, and town greens in every part of the state.
    — Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • These materials were chosen to reflect the sky, water, and painstakingly landscaped gardens around the building to connect the interiors to the environment outside.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Marie painstakingly builds the abbey into a regional power center to which notables must pay their respects.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Ardently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ardently. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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