ardently
Americanadverb
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with intense emotion; passionately or fervently.
I ardently cheered for Mexico in all their games, my eyes watering when I heard the national anthem.
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with great conviction or zeal.
To reduce our environmental footprint and save money, our family of six has ardently employed the simple strategy "Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle."
Etymology
Origin of ardently
Example Sentences
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Even so, Storrie has to figuratively shine up a team of athletes who probably never watched his show in front of the millions of fans who ardently do.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
The US couple, aged 37 and 38, ardently believe that the world needs to have more babies or risk civilisational collapse.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025
But this plan isn’t finalized yet, and the leader of the House’s tax-writing committee is ardently against this timeline.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2024
OK, so her fans didn’t wear wrist-to-elbow bead bracelets, and she didn’t exhort them to register to vote — although her husband crusaded ardently for giving women the vote.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024
Her belated interest so delighted Ralph that as they huddled over the kitchen table, he kissed her several times, ardently.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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