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passion

[pash-uhn] / ˈpæʃ ən /




Usage

What are other ways to say passion?

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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The ballroom has become a passion project for Trump during his second term: the president often discusses the plan in public appearances, press conferences and meetings.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Trump, a billionaire real estate developer, has made no secret of his passion for the ballroom project.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Back home on Anglesey, what Hughes first witnessed in Washington state has now become a passion.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There’s also a rakish love interest—an intriguing man who, unlike the Stoics, is an argument for passion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Now it is a legal marriage. I have never seen a case where there is so much passion and devotion.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady