as in vigor
a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something
She attacked her homework with renewed zeal after getting her first A. a politician known for his zeal for reform
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Recent Examples of zeal
Over the past four years, antitrust enforcement has become unmoored from its economic foundations, driven instead by ideological zeal and political opportunism.
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Mark Jamison, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
His descriptions of Thatcher, especially her inability to read social cues, mingle with his admiration for her leadership and ideological zeal.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Without ongoing motivation and reinforcement, the initial zeal spurred by a motivational speech diminishes rapidly, resulting in employees returning to their original state.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The show is his baby, gestated with the dramaturg Jacob Mallinson Bird and delivered with mad-scientist zeal by the inexhaustible director Dustin Wills.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mark Jamison, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
His descriptions of Thatcher, especially her inability to read social cues, mingle with his admiration for her leadership and ideological zeal.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Without ongoing motivation and reinforcement, the initial zeal spurred by a motivational speech diminishes rapidly, resulting in employees returning to their original state.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The show is his baby, gestated with the dramaturg Jacob Mallinson Bird and delivered with mad-scientist zeal by the inexhaustible director Dustin Wills.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for zeal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeal
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This is a watershed moment that underscores the need for democracies to defend their institutions with vigor and resolve.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Detroit Free Press William Roberts, a political animal who loved Walled Lake, his wife and serving the Lord with equal vigor, died Saturday after a long illness.M.L. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
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As a lifelong car enthusiast Karl has combined his passion for personal transportation with his passion for ...Karl Brauer, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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One of the apprentices, who had a passion for adding saffron to the molten glass, hit on the idea of making the plain risotto for the wedding dinner turn gold like his windows.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Corbet found the swell of advance enthusiasm gratifying, if bewildering.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a confounding situation, where the ever-shrinking audience — and mostly bad reviews alongside low audience scores — didn’t seem to shrink Sony’s enthusiasm to keep pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a plan that nobody besides them had confidence or interest in.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Her concerts caused earthquakes, created a Beatlemania-level of fervor, impacted local economies and brought a collective joy to millions of people still reeling from the dark days of the pandemic.Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Elected in 2016 with a mandate for reform in the wake of the killing of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing fervor.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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