as in enthusiastic
characterized by unqualified enthusiasm
wholehearted praise for the novel by the leading critics
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Recent Examples of wholehearted
There’s so much attentiveness and wholehearted care that goes into not just showing off, but embodying the resort itself.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The New Yorker article ends with the Harlem Park Three receiving a letter of apology from Bishop and accepting his words with wholehearted gratitude and respect.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Across advertising and popular media, seemingly everyone is grabbing their fringe, denim and Stetson boots, in a wholehearted embrace of the American West.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
My prayer in that tight spot required me to turn away from panic to wholehearted trust that God was in control right then and there.
—Cheryl Ranson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The New Yorker article ends with the Harlem Park Three receiving a letter of apology from Bishop and accepting his words with wholehearted gratitude and respect.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Across advertising and popular media, seemingly everyone is grabbing their fringe, denim and Stetson boots, in a wholehearted embrace of the American West.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
My prayer in that tight spot required me to turn away from panic to wholehearted trust that God was in control right then and there.
—Cheryl Ranson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholehearted
Adjective
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The audience broke into cheers twice during the screening of the home-invasion thriller before giving the French pic wildly enthusiastic applause as the lights went up.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Ordinarily, the Texan midfielder is a relentlessly enthusiastic presence in the American locker room.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Passionate flamenco, a fervent soccer culture, and a 24,000-seat bullring are woven into Madrid’s rich cultural tapestry.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 May 2026
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The race to build data centers and deploy more complex AI systems that can complete tasks with limited oversight, known as agentic AI, has ignited fervent demand for central processing units, or CPUs.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Set in Los Angeles, the film follows AJ, a shy teenager who loves skateboarding and drawing, and Kristen, a passionate surfer.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Much of the film is set in and around a Parisian elder-care facility, and Hamaguchi guides us through its rooms and hallways, its meetings and rituals, with a patience and passionate granularity worthy of the late documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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San Diego County has been among the state’s most ardent MCRT supporters.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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But everyone — from the most ardent fan all the way up to the owner who signs the checks — had to endure it.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The service Service is unfailingly warm, genuine, and solicitous—if occasionally slow.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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“Wholehearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholehearted. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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