as in earnestly
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Recent Examples of ardently
From Pride & Prejudice to Persuasion, here are some of the best Austen film and TV adaptations to watch most ardently.
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The founders have become valuable trophies in the ongoing culture wars, ardently claimed by both sides.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Takaichi has ardently defended conservative family values.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Someone who understands their own core beliefs, values and mission—and sticks to them ardently.
—Rob Lancit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
So my relationship with it had been more verbal and lyrical, and seeing a production that was so ardently about the physical experience of Hamlet… that really left a mark on me.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Góra works wonders in making Nel, who is on her home turf and facing the routines of daily life, a practical foil for the ardently impulsive voyager Bethany.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ardently
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And the streaming giant could earnestly benefit from WBD's content library.—
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The show is full of tender moments between characters who earnestly want to do right by one another but simply don’t know how, as well as evocative performances from Reinhart, Ruffalo, and Betty Gilpin, who plays Dad’s present-day pregnant girlfriend, Kate.—
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The Kings are also a deep team, working conscientiously to pass the torch from the Kopitar/Doughty generation to Byfield, Brandt Clarke and beyond.—
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An Ashland, Massachusetts family is warning others to take the flu seriously, after their 4-year-old daughter almost died.—
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After the hearing and outside the courtroom, Reddington called Sullivan a thorough judge who was taking Clancy’s physical and mental condition seriously.—
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Drain the water one more time, then rinse the scarf out thoroughly under the faucet with lukewarm or cool water.—
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Leaders can thoroughly test how changes made to products, processes and tools may contribute to time and cost savings in the real-world without disrupting operations.—
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Newsom has steadfastly rejected tax increases to deal with the deficit, unwilling, obviously, to become a pro-tax presidential candidate.—
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The season began with Stefanski steadfastly saying veteran Joe Flacco was the starting quarterback despite Sanders and third-round pick Dillon Gabriel also on the roster.—
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Cole, wearing a khaki jumpsuit, spent much of the hearing sitting quietly and attentively as the parties argued, occasionally adjusting his glasses or fidgeting slightly in his chair.—
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The crowd listened attentively as Wright, CPW’s native aquatic species coordinator, discussed the beaver management plan.—
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The lifelong Carson superfan (and podcaster on the subject) compiled an incisive and exhaustively detailed biography that breaks down the comedy figure deemed inscrutable in his lifetime by examining his work.—
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The lower-body passing mechanics O'Connell and his staff have been working so exhaustively on with the struggling McCarthy can be shelved until spring.—
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Anakonda’s steel hull was built in Quito, then cut into 10 pieces and painstakingly transported some 220 miles by truck on difficult roads before being reassembled in Coca.—
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Though dull in tone currently, restorers are painstakingly seeking to bring its true, rich color palette, including Egyptian blue, back to bright, vivid life.—
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“Ardently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ardently. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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