passion
Usage
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Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.
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But the passion was there; it was real.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Bauers, 30, certainly hasn’t lost his passion for fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kusman's passion for the language has made him a local celebrity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
"After seeing his passion for cricket, I accepted it. I realised that, as a parent and a teacher, I shouldn't force him to do something he didn't want to do. I started supporting him."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Real affection, it seemed, he could not have for me; it had been only fitful passion: that was balked; he would want me no more.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
The Awen Project aims to give children an environment "where they feel championed to be themselves and follow their passions as active participants in a democratic community".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“This house has been one of the greatest passions of my life,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Remake” is a truly singular piece of art, a self-reflexive rumination on life and the result of all its passions.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Woodman rang the bell on the Nasdaq trading floor, and the company touted its products as a way to enable "people to capture their life's passions in ways they could have never done before."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
While he waited for the sun and the ducks to rise, Angelo spoke in a whisper about his past and his passions.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing passion
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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