as in feelings
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
my emotions after hearing the shocking news went from utter disbelief to overwhelming sorrow
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Recent Examples of emotions
The MacGruber actor tells Entertainment Weekly that returning to Studio 8H inspires a wide range of emotions even 16 years after leaving the sketch show.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
What’s wrong with being uncomfortable and plowing through demanding texts that challenge us to think about bygone times, far-off places and painful emotions, poignantly expressed?
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The interplay of images, colors and emotions draws us into the story.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Our tools are stories, faces, places, words, emotions.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Our tools, our stories, faces, places, words, emotions, our approaches can be critical, satirical, comical, but will always be complex and complicated.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026
Cori Close couldn’t contain her emotions.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The artist has described herself as a black hole where people can dump their feelings, but her music moves beyond ugly emotions toward catharsis.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Sagittarius Moon The moon, which spends about two to three days in each sign, influences your emotions and intuition.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
What’s wrong with being uncomfortable and plowing through demanding texts that challenge us to think about bygone times, far-off places and painful emotions, poignantly expressed?
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The interplay of images, colors and emotions draws us into the story.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Our tools are stories, faces, places, words, emotions.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Our tools, our stories, faces, places, words, emotions, our approaches can be critical, satirical, comical, but will always be complex and complicated.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026
Cori Close couldn’t contain her emotions.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The artist has described herself as a black hole where people can dump their feelings, but her music moves beyond ugly emotions toward catharsis.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Sagittarius Moon The moon, which spends about two to three days in each sign, influences your emotions and intuition.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotions
Noun
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Give yourself time to think before answering messages to honor your feelings and support the hypothetical journey in a manageable way.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
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These smells create feelings of safety and connection.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 sci-fi film pops up over and over again in Fleming’s writing, and his fans cheer its mention like music fans might cheer the opening chords of a favorite song.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Emotions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotions. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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