feelings

plural of feeling
as in passions
general emotional condition a remark that thoughtlessly hurt her feelings

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Recent Examples of feelings Even on a good day, Michigan is not a program that inspires many warm and fuzzy feelings among casual fans of college football. Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 At this point in time, Taylor is theoretically engaged to Doug, everyone’s least favorite of Taylor’s top-three men and whom even Taylor seems to have lukewarm feelings about now that they are no longer trapped in the same house. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Uneasy feelings activate self-critical thoughts as the moon agitates Chiron. Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 After the 20th 9/11 anniversary in 2021, the professor wrote an essay about his feelings toward them. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 One Atlanta man describes his complicated feelings as an American Muslim in the weeks after the attack. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Instead of music videos, the screen showed email messages from viewers expressing their feelings about the tragedy. Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 And, really, what [emo] meant to us was being introspective with your lyrics and talking about your own personal struggles and your own personal pain and your feelings of yearning and stuff like that, instead of fighting external forces. Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 But still, when beloved attractions starring The Muppets, vikings or an 80-foot sea monster leave the parks to make way for contemporary makeovers, people have feelings about it. Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelings
Noun
  • When life seemed simpler decades ago in my youth, one of my greatest passions was playing and thinking about Little League baseball.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Her greatest passions include discussing haircuts, self-care, mental health, and cosmetics that have become cultural phenomena.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Hoorne plays Woranart, a grandmother in her 80s whose youthful looks conceal a centipede spirit searching for a new host, with Oui (Baipor Thitiya Jirapornsilp), the family’s youngest member, emerging as her likely target.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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