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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This gorgeous staging makes me ardently wish that the theater extends the tradition for at least another 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Based on Leonie Swann’s 2005 novel “Three Bags Full,” the story takes places in a quaint British town, where George loves his flock so ardently that he reads them murder-mystery stories every evening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
I tell this tale in memory of Private Pompey Lewis, friend Pomp; who I still ardently dream shall sit beside my grandchildren and speak of kindly horrors.
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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