zealously

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Recent Examples of zealously Lawyers do not merely promise to represent clients zealously. Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Blanche has reportedly been involved in overseeing the Schiff investigation and butted heads with former Justice official Ed Martin, who had zealously investigated Schiff before being removed. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force. Elan Journo, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026 At a time when post-punk was already on the verge of becoming a commodity, Gartside and his motley crew were zealously committed to DIY. Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026 Influencers like Stuckey are zealously policing any deviation from the party line. Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026 Even India, which zealously guards its sovereignty, has moderated its Russian oil imports in response to Washington's demands. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026 Everybody hates cleaning up a big, splattery mess caused by zealously bubbling sauce or aggressively popping oil, not to mention getting some of that splatter on yourself. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026 This office will zealously pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law to protect our vulnerable adults and their families from such an atrocity. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealously
Adverb
  • Meritain strongly disputes the allegations and is vigorously defending itself against the complaint.
    Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Cut back leggy stems to just above a set of side shoots, which should grow more vigorously after pruning.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But Anthony Fauci is a near-perfect example of the modern public health profession, someone who believes fanatically in his own infallibility.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • The children playing Lamia and Saeed had no training as actors, yet both are fanatically precise, effortlessly expressive, and pensively deep-hearted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • As All In Build Continues Looking ahead, Rashad emphasized that legacy is not simply something inherited, but something actively created and passed forward.
    Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Middlesex District Attorney's Office Police are actively looking for Arjun, who is believed to be driving that car, a 2014 green Honda Accord with Massachusetts license plate 34P-D94.
    Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • And then, to his disbelief, Israeli soldiers arrived, warmly greeted the settlers and then joined them in prayer.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Whether they will be received warmly or not won’t be known until tipoff.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The Jackson estate has vehemently denied the siblings’ claims.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But the closures and layoffs are vehemently opposed by the state of Lower Saxony, which owns 20 percent of VW Group, as well as the unions, which hold half of the seats on VW Group’s supervisory board.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • In front of a rabidly hostile, pro-ECW crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, RVD defeated Cena to win his first and only WWE Championship.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Adverb
  • The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Zealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealously. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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