as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry
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As a kid, Knight was passionate about drawing and superheroes.Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Soon after his death, The Los Angeles Times highlighted how Dr. Zimbardo was passionate about extending the results of his research to prison and criminal justice reform.Eric Wood, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This ravioli casserole uses frozen ravioli, fresh spinach, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and hot Italian sausage for a quick, easy, but all-around-delicious weeknight dinner recipe.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
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Direct democracy is hot – particularly in an era where partisan gridlock thwarts the lawmaking process.John Frank, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Footage from the early days of her rap aspirations show her mother, who was also her manager, coaching Megan on the right way to punctuate certain words in her rhymes and shooting ad hoc music videos from lascivious angles.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Marcelino Olguin was the only one charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14.Izzy Alvarez, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Otto Hightower – 3 points The grandson Otto installed as king is overruling him in front of the people and getting bamboozled into ousting him as Hand by a man who trades secrets in exchange for lustful glances at Otto’s daughter’s toes.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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