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Which word shares a Greek root with zeal?

zeal

[zeel] / zil /


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But in a rare GQ profile ahead of his much-anticipated new film, “Digger,” Cruise’s zeal reaches heights even the intrepid actor might think twice about parachuting from.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

“His tenacity, his drive, his zeal, his adventure for life. He’s just Naya in boy form,” Previtire said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

I hope Mr. Das enjoyed a cloudless Spanish sky as a reward for his zeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Nothing could hasten more the progress of these reflections & sentiments which are secretly undermining the institution which this mistaken zeal is laboring to secure agst. the most distant approach of danger.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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