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zealous

[zel-uhs] / ˈzɛl əs /


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Chronologically speaking, this is the first time in Elle’s life that her rosy outlook and zealous reverence for Cosmopolitan are powerless to melt the Seattle freeze.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Leaving it to another day to lay out guideposts for data-related warrants risked leaving Americans’ privacy to the tender mercies of zealous law enforcement and profit-minded corporations.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

He painted this one of the heiress to Hunt Wesson Foods and her husband, a zealous art fan, shortly after creating another well-known double portrait of Isherwood and Bachardy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

That means these awards largely amount to a battle of the fan bases – and there is perhaps no fan base as zealous as the so-called BTS ARMY.

From BBC May 26, 2026

“Wizards, then, are not cooks,” said Murre, who was sitting across the kitchen hearth from Ged, carving a box-lid of fine wood; he was a woodworker by trade, though not a very zealous one.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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