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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This could mean establishing that conversations about certain topics, like politics or religion, are off the table—touchy subjects about which people feel passionately.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Deputy food editor Hana Asbrink feels passionately about hers.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There's a naivety and sweetness to them that's ripped away in an instant when the two passionately make love in the barren house, the inciting incident for the demise of their relationship.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Deputy food editor Hana Asbrink feels passionately about hers.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There's a naivety and sweetness to them that's ripped away in an instant when the two passionately make love in the barren house, the inciting incident for the demise of their relationship.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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