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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As always, I followed my heart and the mindless passion that lives there.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 13, 2026
It was the start of a lifelong political passion that she said began thanks to a gynecologist.
From Barron's β Sep. 11, 2026
Masters, from Tove Valley Shire Horses, said the breed was his passion.
From BBC β Sep. 10, 2026
Across the gallery corridor was a mustard-yellow wall featuring works by Rivera, a Mexicali-born, self-taught photographer with a passion for silent film.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
How did it explain a childhood passion for washing money?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The relationship didn’t last, but the move led her down an unexpected new path shaped by two of her passions: cats and vintage wares.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 7, 2026
In a city famous for Russian-language writers and musicians, it has provoked strong passions.
From BBC β Sep. 5, 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
A fittingly Gothic flavor permeates these tales, which feature hauntings, hatreds and furtive passions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 18, 2026
El Li'der, it seems, saves his most ardent passions for the revolution.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina GarcΓa
Vocabulary lists containing passion
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20β25
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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