impassioned
adjective
im·pas·sioned
im-ˈpa-shənd 
: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
Examples of impassioned in a Sentence
Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense.
an impassioned plea for justice
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Glatter answered that call herself during an impassioned speech at the guild’s award ceremony, advocating that productions be filmed where they are set, at the very least.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The prom itself in American Pie is fairly anticlimactic as far as the completion of the boys’ mission is concerned, and one of them, Jim (Jason Biggs), delivers an impassioned speech about how meaningless the whole enterprise was to begin with.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
To open the show, Springsteen gave an impassioned speech about President Donald J. Trump and his administration.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 15 May 2025
Nonetheless, when put to a vote following days of impassioned debate, the proposal passed, and a fact-finding team was dispatched to the Mau Escarpment to look into the feasibility of establishing a Jewish nation there.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The prom itself in American Pie is fairly anticlimactic as far as the completion of the boys’ mission is concerned, and one of them, Jim (Jason Biggs), delivers an impassioned speech about how meaningless the whole enterprise was to begin with.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
To open the show, Springsteen gave an impassioned speech about President Donald J. Trump and his administration.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 15 May 2025
Nonetheless, when put to a vote following days of impassioned debate, the proposal passed, and a fact-finding team was dispatched to the Mau Escarpment to look into the feasibility of establishing a Jewish nation there.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Impassioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassioned. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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