zeal
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After a life-threatening case of sepsis, she's thrown herself back into that world with determined zeal.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
By the following month, the zeal had died out, partly due to a valuation correction in software.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
She also implied that, in her zeal to fix the city’s problems, she quietly pushed out a dozen high-level bureaucrats, including those who dealt with trash pickup and police recruitment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
But many who served in the front lines maintained their revolutionary zeal, becoming more determined to sustain the regime Khomeini bequeathed to them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
It’s a mistake to hang back too obviously in any group like this; it stamps you as lukewarm, lacking in zeal.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing zeal
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