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
Kimmel returned to the air after a nearly weeklong suspension, delivering an emotional monologue in which he ardently defended free speech.
From Los Angeles Times
When Demme was a young boy, his mother told him to write about the movies he so ardently watched “to uncover the secrets behind the magic.”
From Los Angeles Times
This is something they have tried ardently to avoid.
From Salon
The US couple, aged 37 and 38, ardently believe that the world needs to have more babies or risk civilisational collapse.
From BBC
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