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Collocations for passion - noun

ADJECTIVE

grand, great
She didn't believe in grand passion or love at first sight.
She was his first great passion.
a woman of great passion
all-consuming, burning, consuming, deep, fierce, fiery, intense
animal (old-fashioned), physical, romantic, sexual
secret
He had a secret passion for poetry.
considerable, deep, real, strong
There were moments of real passion in the game.
unbridled, violent
renewed
The team has been playing with renewed passion this season.
his renewed passion for the game
abiding, genuine, lifelong
his lifelong passion for flying
personal
shared
Elliot and Nina discovered a shared passion for poetry.
human
youthful
intellectual, moral, political, religious

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… OF PASSION

surge, wave

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VERB + passion

arouse, awaken, ignite, inflame
No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra.
rekindle
be filled with, feel
the great passion he felt for her
develop, have
A writer should have passion.
fuel, rouse, stir
This issue always rouses passion.
discover
share
They shared a passion for food.
express
feel
lack
indulge, pursue
She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting.

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passion + VERB

cool, wane
As time went by the passion cooled.
drive sb
That passion drove me to get to the top.

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PREPOSITION

with passion
They kissed with passion.
He argued his case with great passion.
passion between
The passion between them had cooled.
passion for
his all-consuming passion for her
He developed a real passion for acting.

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PHRASES

a crime of passion
She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion.
full of passion
a speech full of passion
a night of passion
They spent a night of passion in a hotel.
the object of sb's passion
the young girl who was the object of his passion

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