zealousness

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Recent Examples of zealousness The Iranians are banking on American impatience stoked by partisan zealousness. Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealousness
Noun
  • Yet from No Child Left Behind through the push for the Common Core into today’s zeal for science of reading, policy leaders are frustrated that the version of policy that occurs in the classroom does not match their vision.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • As Prime Minister, Howard—a lifelong conservative who has lived abroad once, campaigning for the Tories in London—was known for having an almost schoolboy zeal for the job.
    Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Undersea experiments continued, but never again with the same scale and fervor as the 1960s, and with little support from NASA.
    Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • After months of speculation and tabloid fervor, pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will hold a wedding celebration at New York City’s Madison Square Garden this week, two sources told CNN on Tuesday.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • There is no scientific way to quantify the utility of Iranian zealotry.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026
  • The mayor’s veto was not based on policy, but rather on ideology and zealotry.
    Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • And in a place where celebrity passersby and visiting monarchs typically get the same collective shrug, a certain exuberance appeared.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The Slovenian is a rider in his prime, whose sole previous weaknesses — the heat and a touch of youthful tactical exuberance — have been virtually eradicated from his performances.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite the crypto down market, Securitize is riding a wave of enthusiasm for tokenization as Wall Street increasingly experiments with blockchains.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Neon wisely positioned itself as the exact right home for that enthusiasm with an inventive promotional tour that included, among other stops, a free gas giveaway.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

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“Zealousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealousness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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