as in enthusiastic
characterized by unqualified enthusiasm
wholehearted praise for the novel by the leading critics
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Recent Examples of wholehearted
Rebecca’s wholehearted characteristics and attributes connect her to the Water sign Pisces, who takes on problems with others due to their absorbance and empathetic nature.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
Visitors expecting the grandeur of a luminary have been surprised by the house’s relatively modest size and its wholehearted embrace of the trappings of popular culture.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Hollywood’s wholehearted embrace of Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro has earned them enviable influential standing, five best directing Oscars in the last 10 years alone and a nickname — the Three Amigos.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Leif’s wholehearted but clear-eyed devotion to Sigrid becomes our most sensitive barometer for understanding what this mission is doing to her soul.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
Visitors expecting the grandeur of a luminary have been surprised by the house’s relatively modest size and its wholehearted embrace of the trappings of popular culture.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Hollywood’s wholehearted embrace of Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro has earned them enviable influential standing, five best directing Oscars in the last 10 years alone and a nickname — the Three Amigos.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Leif’s wholehearted but clear-eyed devotion to Sigrid becomes our most sensitive barometer for understanding what this mission is doing to her soul.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholehearted
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But Newsom was also an enthusiastic backer of Proposition 47, passed in 2014, which reclassified shoplifting offenses under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors, and also reduced charges for lower-level drug possession.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Perkins, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Tufts University School of Medicine, who serves on the American Cancer Society’s Guideline Development Group, is less enthusiastic about menstrual blood screening.—
Christina Szalinski,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Within Disney, there is fervent hope the company can find a way to use its various properties to offer versions of the Super Bowl telecast that are tailored to different audiences, which could include sports die-hards or kids and families.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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To a dog, our fervent and prolonged goodbyes at the front door might seem as peculiar and impenetrable as the greetings of an orca do to us.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the Seahawks and their passionate fans will take it; this title represents Seattle's second Super Bowl triumph and exacts a measure of revenge for the heart-wrenching, last-second defeat in Super Bowl 49.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Adler was a particularly passionate crusader against the scourge of child labor.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Matt Johnson’s mockumentary creation clearly has its ardent fans.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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While most of us know about laundry, decluttering, and scrubbing the bathroom, there are some tasks that even the most ardent cleaners may overlook.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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The files have created some genuine issues for news organizations, whose ranks are filled with individuals with whom Epstein hoped to forge personal connections.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both players had fists full of each other’s shirts, but the referee pointed to the spot and deemed Akpoguma not to have made a genuine attempt for the ball.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Wholehearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholehearted. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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