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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Mario Carneiro, a younger man who sometimes clashes with Mr. de Moura, possesses an unquenchable passion for formalizing proofs.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
"I'm not saying this is my passion, but it's something I've done to show that footballers can complete these kinds of courses while they're still playing. Who knows where it will lead?"
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Capital raised in less than six months for the second private-equity fund from Stride Consumer Partners, which targets investments in “founder-led passion brands.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 30, 2026
Eckerlin grew up in a small town outside Frankfurt called Erbach and says football "was his first passion".
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
He looks right at Master Wingfield and Captain Ratcliffe, delivering his sermon with passion.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
He said, as a child, he had "quite a lot of time to practice" his creative passions.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
The humor comes from their passions not seeming worthy of the level of seriousness with which they pursue them.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
This is just the autumn itinerary for a wild year of letting themselves chase hobbies and passions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 17, 2026
In its IPO prospectus about a decade later, the company pitched itself as a way for sports enthusiasts to share their adventures and passions.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 2, 2026
An Incan princess felt the tenderest of passions for a Conquistador who had arrived with horses to subdue her nation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing passion
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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