as in fervent
feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc.; filled with zeal
zealous fans She was one of the president's most zealous supporters. The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.
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Recent Examples of zealous
With millions of loyal social media followers and hordes of zealous fans, these celebs are master communicators.
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Jane Hanson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s the wellness enthusiast, ever zealous to remind us to take a break and stretch.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Fracking is not the bogeyman that has been pushed and misrepresented by zealous groups of anti-frackers.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Shifting geopolitical realities has spurred a wholesale recalibration of Armenia’s foreign policy combined with a zealous effort to internationalize the economy to render the price of any future conflict intolerably high.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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The academy has many fervent supporters but also critics.—
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Gibson, Stallone, and Voight have all been fervent Trump supporters.—
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For the past five seasons, the 2018 first-round draft pick has breathed new life into this franchise and its enthusiastic, table-crushing fanbase.—
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Right-leaning publications, meanwhile, suggested that the enthusiastic attention paid to Sweeney’s breasts had everything to do with the shifting political climate.—
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The £150 price tag has raised eyebrows even among ardent Lush fans on forums such as the 115k-member r/LushCosmetics subreddit.—
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His administration appointees are also ardent supporters of Israel who have openly questioned Palestinians’ right to sovereignty.—
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Start taking a closer look at sports that might be considered new but have passionate competitors and advocates.—
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Leave it to my grandfather—and Southern Living editors—to have passionate opinions about this classic sweet.—
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“Zealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealous. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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