passionately
adverb
pas·sion·ate·ly
ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət-lē 
: in a passionate manner:
a
: with great feeling and emotional intensity
Walt never ceased to be passionately loyal to his home town …—
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan FranzenClyburn has argued passionately for lowering the prices of prison phone calls and extending broadband access to the poor.—Brian Fung
Brian FungHe is filled with the rhetoric of dissent. He is passionately against war and passionately for peace.—Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier
b
: with strong feelings of sexual desire
They fell passionately in love.
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The board made the decision regarding Griffith’s pending termination after a meeting where dozens of parents passionately voiced their support for her, either in person or by calling in, and urged the district to reinstate her.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This explains why so many immigrants and exiles have embraced religion passionately.
—Ha Jin
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
There are few, in any, filmmakers who boost the comic medium as passionately and effervescently as Gunn does.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
Above all, Barrio is an artist and storyteller who passionately explores the human experience through her travels and encounters around the world.
—Vogue, 25 July 2025
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This explains why so many immigrants and exiles have embraced religion passionately.
—Ha Jin
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
There are few, in any, filmmakers who boost the comic medium as passionately and effervescently as Gunn does.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
Above all, Barrio is an artist and storyteller who passionately explores the human experience through her travels and encounters around the world.
—Vogue, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for passionately
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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