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the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

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Recent Examples of heart John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John sang and danced their way into America's hearts with a movie musical that features the least-dangerous high school gangs ever. 17. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025 Older people have been hearing about heart health from their doctors for years, and data show that smoking weed and consuming edibles can have catastrophic cardiovascular effects. Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 Ramping up the incline on a treadmill or taking a trail riddled with hills can certainly get your heart pumping…or turn a casual stroll into a banger of a leg workout. Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025 The festival’s heart lies in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its original stage. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart
Noun
  • Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Her courage, kindness, and determination touched the lives of everyone who knew her.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Police in Largo shared a video of the encounter, as Officer Christopher Martinez, from Long Island, tried to work up the courage to hold the alligator.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • If any courage is left at the Bar’s elegant headquarters in Tallahassee, the Bondi exemption should be rescinded.
    The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Brace your core and keep your elbows tucked in close to the sides of your torso.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 June 2025
  • The Magic have some outs between now and then with non-guarantees and team options, but this Jalen Suggs-Bane-Wagner-Banchero-Wendell Carter Jr. core is pretty locked in.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Do not let your body define your soul, let your soul find your body.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Everything in my gut, everything in my soul, knows that this is the right look for this occasion.
    Essence, Essence, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, this was the one episode where viewers were beginning to feel some sympathy for Ralphie, as his son got critically injured while roleplaying Lord of the Rings.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
  • Communism was never discussed at meetings, but secret sympathies were difficult to sniff out.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Shockley, for instance, worked at Bell Labs, a mid-century hub that invented the modern solar cell and the first portable operating system.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Demonstrations took place in hundreds of U.S. cities, according to Reuters, with large-scale gatherings reported in major hubs such as Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and New York.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The film starred Harbour as a drunken, disillusioned Santa Claus ready to hang up his hat when his sense of heroism is stirred by a young girl whose family is taken hostage.
    Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Fitz Lee, commended for heroism in the Spanish-American War.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 10 June 2025

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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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