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 September 23 – October 22 The Moon enters your sign today, bringing your own feelings and priorities into sharper focus. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026 Mercury in your 12th House quincunxes Saturn in your 5th, making private thoughts, uncertainty, or unspoken feelings harder to reconcile with fun, romance, or creative expression. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 And that did lead to the significant rise of anti-elite feelings among Harris voters. — Thomas Shull, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 When a character stops acting on behalf of himself and instead makes a choice to act on behalf of the welfare of another person, the story suddenly evokes a sheaf of nobler feelings. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Neither Zuckerberg nor Meta has commented publicly on the film, but the CEO has never hidden his feelings about Sorkin’s last take on him. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Kane was surprised, therefore, by the strange feelings the longer cut elicited. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The truth is that the motel exists to keep the woman’s feelings alive and replay them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 When prompted about what may happen in the future as more stations adopt AI hosts, DJ Coyotec generated an answer that sounded like empathy even though the bot has no feelings or control of what will happen in the future. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelings
Noun
  • Think of Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra, from October 3 to November 13, as a steamy, scandalous romance novel that fuels our passions and liaisons.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Material play and experimentation are passions of the veteran designer, who only seems to get more energized with each passing season.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Riffing on the spirit of COMO Shambhala, yoga and wellbeing is a huge focus here; an open-air pavilion hosts different sessions and therapies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The family described the teen as a fearless, curious and deeply imaginative young man with an ambitious spirit who inspired those around him.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelings. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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