emotions

plural of emotion

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Recent Examples of emotions In this and many subsequent books, Corbin makes the case that our sense perceptions and our emotions also have histories that can be recovered—and that doing so helps explain much about our collective social, political, and even everyday familial lives. Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 In the intensity of it all, there are so many emotions. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 The level of pop craftsmanship remains superb throughout, too, in 14 songs that somehow manage to keep the emotions feeling utterly raw at every turn, even as the music itself is anything but. Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025 Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian went through a few emotions on Saturday. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 The survey, which explored how emotions shape financial decision-making, found that 61% of Americans feel stressed about money, and more than four in 10 say that stress has increased over the past year. Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025 Processing your emotions about this will also help you to see new ways of relating to or releasing this behavior. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025 Sawada said emotions have run high at times. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 The fight spiraled further as emotions flared. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotions
Noun
  • At the end of the week, Mel struggled to navigate his feelings for each woman.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the director Scott Cooper’s film turns on Landau recognizing that the tracks reflect Springsteen confronting inner darkness—including his conflicted feelings about his father and his fear of his growing fame—and nudging the musician to realize his need for further help.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Luckily, there are ways to speech train to help maintain a higher voice, even as your vocal chords change.
    Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • The song’s cinematic chords echoed in the theater as Antonoff embodied his best Springsteen.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025

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