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as in vigorously
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as in fanatically
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Recent Examples of zealously
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.
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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
The top priority–trumping everything else, including profits–is that all of us continue to zealously guard Berkshire’s reputation.
—Jane Swift, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
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
The top priority–trumping everything else, including profits–is that all of us continue to zealously guard Berkshire’s reputation.
—Jane Swift, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealously
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At next week’s meeting, Kevin Warsh must vigorously attack this misbegotten idea, the Phillips Curve.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Every Three Years To keep the plant growing vigorously, Trinklein recommends dividing it every three years to encourage strong growth and reblooming.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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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
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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
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Martoglio is a preeminent military policy expert, still actively contributing to America’s national security, strategic planning, and global military affairs.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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There are no indications that the vulnerability has been actively exploited so far.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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In the years since the TV icon’s death, several Little House costars have spoken warmly of him, remembering him as a real-life father figure to the young cast.—
Kelly Martinez,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Spontaneous was received very warmly because COVID inadvertently turned that movie into a movie about COVID.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Malcolm Pein, an English delegate to FIDE who is preparing a possible challenge to Dvorkovich in the next election for president of the organisation, told Reuters there were a significant number of countries that vehemently disagreed with the FIDE decision.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Hinojosa vehemently opposed the Texas Education Agency’s current takeover of the Fort Worth school district as well as the state’s takeover of several other districts across the state.—
Samuel O’Neal
June 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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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
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When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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We are energetically drawn to and away from different things at various points in our lives.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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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
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealously. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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