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Zeal

[zeel]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Late Middle English, 15th century

1.

Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Examples of Zeal in a sentence

"Tiffany had an incredible zeal for knitting socks to give as Christmas presents."

"I tackled my messy closet with zeal so I could get it as organized as the Instagram posts I saved."

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