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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Jane Fonda, 87, given the guild’s Life Achievement Award, provided the evening with its most passionately political moment.
—Jake Coyle, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
This has put enormous pressure on everyone working across the studio, who are all passionately committed to delivering the best game possible.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Above all, Hamilton was strikingly fair-minded and passionately committed to Congress’ constitutional responsibility to conduct itself as an independent branch of government.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Despite decades of progress, Black and Brown communities continue to face disproportionate punishment, something that’s eerily similar to the racial injustice King passionately opposed.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jake Coyle, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
This has put enormous pressure on everyone working across the studio, who are all passionately committed to delivering the best game possible.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Above all, Hamilton was strikingly fair-minded and passionately committed to Congress’ constitutional responsibility to conduct itself as an independent branch of government.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Despite decades of progress, Black and Brown communities continue to face disproportionate punishment, something that’s eerily similar to the racial injustice King passionately opposed.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Passionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passionately. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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