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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Ardently independent Notre Dame sits at No. 5 as the ACC reaps the benefits of the Fighting Irish’s year in residence.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2020
Ardently devoted parents, the Kings decide — for baby Ed's sake, of course — that it really would be better if they don't tell their son that he's adopted.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2011
Ardently anti-Nazi, Gide continued to needle his enemies in articles for the Paris Figaro.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ardently did he and a majority of the House desire to lay down an absolute embargo on loans & credits to warring nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ardently, I believed that could I but read these tunes, I would hear her again.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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