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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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 imagine that younger fans ardently connect Glinda and Elphaba's inconstant relationship to the ups and downs of their own.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 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
She now believes, ardently, in sharing that with her peers and her successors.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
It is my suspicion that he is too sensible of how words desert him to tell tales in company; but I wish ardently that he should speak freely.
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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