impassioned
adjective
im·pas·sioned
im-ˈpa-shənd 
: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
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Examples of impassioned in a Sentence
Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense.
an impassioned plea for justice
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Ringgold was an impassioned defender of Black activist, scholar, and author Angela Davis, who was arrested by the FBI in 1970 on charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder; imprisoned for nine weeks in New York City; and eventually acquitted on all charges.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
An aesthete with impassioned opinions about wine pairings, Rostov was born to live the life of leisure handed down to him by his landowning ancestors.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
An aesthete with impassioned opinions about wine pairings, Rostov was born to live the life of leisure handed down to him by his landowning ancestors.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Impassioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassioned. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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