as in feeling
general emotional condition
people who are swayed by their passions and not by reason
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Recent Examples of passions
Diaries confirm that life is in the details, and in its passions, all of which Ford includes, all of which are inevitably subservient to time.
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Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Heating and cooling furnaces and AC units didn’t ignite Gabe Ashbach’s passions.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Their teachers see them not as representatives of intersectional identities but as unique individuals, each with his or her own heritages, curiosities, and passions—each child to be cherished and known.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
This is true, now more than ever, but even a sclerotic Congress is susceptible to public passions.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There's so many passions worth chasing.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Born September 27, 1968, in San Pedro, Muldoon’s early passions included football.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Heating and cooling furnaces and AC units didn’t ignite Gabe Ashbach’s passions.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Their teachers see them not as representatives of intersectional identities but as unique individuals, each with his or her own heritages, curiosities, and passions—each child to be cherished and known.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
This is true, now more than ever, but even a sclerotic Congress is susceptible to public passions.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There's so many passions worth chasing.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Born September 27, 1968, in San Pedro, Muldoon’s early passions included football.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passions
Noun
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Changing this simple action may go a long way in preventing that burning feeling in the chest.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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The story then sees Evelina torn between her romantic feelings for Alaric, her duties to help the sick and her roots in witchcraft.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The Nuremberg rallies were simply political stage plays, with music from Wagner, drums, symmetrical marching formations, red flags, and gatherings often held in darkness to heighten the mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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But then comes Mother Mary, and the mood changes as if someone had dimmed the lights in the theater without warning.—
Maddalena Gomez,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Passions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passions. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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