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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The two men regularly golfed together, and the senator, who was always a fixture on cable news television, ardently defended the president and his policies.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Even Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman who was ardently skeptical of regulation, eventually realized this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
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 ● Dec. 8, 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
He was experimenting with being ardently sympathetic with everybody he met.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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