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 sexual and often romantic feeling
kissed passionately
They fell passionately in love.
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During her campaign, Alsobrooks met with our community and spoke passionately about her commitment to standing with Israel.
—Chai Posner, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
Most of them passionately defended the campus and pleaded for the board to keep it open.
—Samuel O’Neal 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
At the end of the day, so many of us are just people who maybe feel passionately about something and want to contribute.
—Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Jamie Lies, one of the remonstrators, spoke passionately against the plans.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Chai Posner, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
Most of them passionately defended the campus and pleaded for the board to keep it open.
—Samuel O’Neal 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
At the end of the day, so many of us are just people who maybe feel passionately about something and want to contribute.
—Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Jamie Lies, one of the remonstrators, spoke passionately against the plans.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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