as in earnestly
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Recent Examples of ardently
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.
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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.
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Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Some people ardently believe that AI and AI makers are being allowed to run amok.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Dobbins ardently believes that’s going to happen.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Bassitt recently downplayed the shake-up at the players union and ardently defended the players’ stance against a salary cap.
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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.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
The contract situation forced the Bulls into a full teardown, something Karnišovas ardently avoided in prior seasons.
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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.
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Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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
Dobbins ardently believes that’s going to happen.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 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
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Ukraine's strike campaign started out earnestly in 2024 but has significantly intensified this year, helping Ukraine gain momentum in a grueling war of attrition that has persisted for more than four years since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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The Midjourney company does not promote their device for routine screening of early cancers, although some online enthusiasts earnestly hope this will be the case soon.
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The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.
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An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.
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Either way, Angela’s slip is definitely showing in terms of behind-the-scenes messiness (seriously, enough is enough with the cheating stories!
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Two men were killed and two others also were seriously injured in a head-on collision in Chaplin late Friday night.
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Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue.
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Mexico completed a thoroughly impressive 2-0 victory over Ecuador to advance to the last 16.
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The county has steadfastly avoided taking a position on the district attorney’s freeze request, determined not to blow up a settlement that officials want over and done with.
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In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name.
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Second, build trust and psychological safety by being open, admitting mistakes, and listening attentively.
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Two of my cousins, both women in their early 20s, came to sit behind me a few minutes into the interview, watching attentively.
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.
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Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?
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Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
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The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction.
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