as in vigor
a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something
She attacked her homework with renewed zeal after getting her first A. a politician known for his zeal for reform
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Recent Examples of zeal
But that zeal short-circuited the team’s only real chance against Blake Snell.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in Los Angeles is Taylor, the band’s backing vocalist, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist, whose steady zeal over the phone is refreshing.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
Neophitou-Apostolou’s zeal is to be admired.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Manes admired Bukele’s reformist zeal, former colleagues said.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in Los Angeles is Taylor, the band’s backing vocalist, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist, whose steady zeal over the phone is refreshing.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
Neophitou-Apostolou’s zeal is to be admired.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Manes admired Bukele’s reformist zeal, former colleagues said.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeal
Noun
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Grass seedlings are tender and need several weeks to gain vigor before frost and freezing temperatures blanket the lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His children inspired his barbecue sauce line After leaving the NFL, Mangold put his passion for food into a barbecue sauce line, known as Mangold's 74 BBQ.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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From farmers and engineers to food safety specialists and packaging workers, Taylor Farms employs thousands who share a passion for producing fresh, healthy food.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hawks might whip up enthusiasm by waving a bloody shirt or recalling a stab in the back.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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And one thing about Andrew that is important to remember is that his enthusiasm is a certain kind of spiritually connected chaos that anyone could do with at any age, at any point in their life.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Why the Phillies, trying to sell him on the fervor of their market, showed him a chart detailing how the reaction of fans to a Kyle Schwarber home run in the 2022 World Series registered on the Richter scale.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tireless retail buying And anything resembling the demise of the speculative fervor is hard to locate.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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