: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulful music
soulfulness
noun
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a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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In December, the session features soulful renditions of holiday classics.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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