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
Ultimately, major selection should reflect a student's true passions and future aspirations, requiring early self-reflection.
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Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The content partnership will highlight the players’ point of view on basketball and off-court passions.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Sometimes the ideological passions that impelled a work into existence dissolve over time, leaving behind something that can be appreciated as art.
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Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
On and off the field, soccer, the world’s most popular sport, ignites zealous passions.
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Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
His musical passions ran strong and his expertise was diverse — rock, blues, jazz, R&B and especially Detroit history — while his devotion to Bruce Springsteen led him to 100-plus Boss concerts over the years.
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Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
18 June 2026
Helping locals find their passions Though its patrons come from beyond Hollywood — Miami Shores, North Miami, Miramar, Fort Lauderdale, even Boca Raton — Champagne Shack is all about the locals.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Yet, her art endures and embodies the contradictions and passions that defined her.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
There’s an intrinsic pleasure in seeing filmmakers grow both older and weirder, yielding to their personal idiosyncrasies and obsessions, taking wild chances in pursuit of their passions.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The content partnership will highlight the players’ point of view on basketball and off-court passions.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Sometimes the ideological passions that impelled a work into existence dissolve over time, leaving behind something that can be appreciated as art.
—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
On and off the field, soccer, the world’s most popular sport, ignites zealous passions.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
His musical passions ran strong and his expertise was diverse — rock, blues, jazz, R&B and especially Detroit history — while his devotion to Bruce Springsteen led him to 100-plus Boss concerts over the years.
—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
18 June 2026
Helping locals find their passions Though its patrons come from beyond Hollywood — Miami Shores, North Miami, Miramar, Fort Lauderdale, even Boca Raton — Champagne Shack is all about the locals.
—
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Yet, her art endures and embodies the contradictions and passions that defined her.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
There’s an intrinsic pleasure in seeing filmmakers grow both older and weirder, yielding to their personal idiosyncrasies and obsessions, taking wild chances in pursuit of their passions.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passions
Noun
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Whether those moments carry the same depth of feeling by the time the finale rolls around is another matter.
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For someone whose path to that sisterhood involved survival shows, multiple years of training, and a college deposit paid the day before her life changed, that feeling took a long time to find.
Noun
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Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in mood regulation, sleep, appetite, memory and emotional processing.
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This vast ecosystem of bacteria and microorganisms within our intestines shapes our health in profound ways that go well beyond digesting food — our immune system, mood, cognition, metabolism and much more.
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“Passions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passions. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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