as in passions
general emotional condition
a remark that thoughtlessly hurt her feelings
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Recent Examples of feelings
Another taxpayer, Adolphus Sutherland, expressed his torn feelings.
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Ted Scouten, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Stay busy to combat pessimistic feelings.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Ilan Goldenberg, who served as an adviser to Kamala Harris and is now a senior official at J Street, a left-leaning advocacy group, thinks the feelings are misplaced.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Unable to hold back her feelings, Percy tells him everything.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 10 June 2026
Braden says those conversations only strengthened his feelings.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
After weeks of noise around the status of his recovery from a serious hamstring injury, Chelsea winger Estevao has finally shared his thoughts and feelings publicly in recent days.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Steven sort of had the same kind of feelings.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Ted Scouten, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Stay busy to combat pessimistic feelings.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Ilan Goldenberg, who served as an adviser to Kamala Harris and is now a senior official at J Street, a left-leaning advocacy group, thinks the feelings are misplaced.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Unable to hold back her feelings, Percy tells him everything.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 10 June 2026
Braden says those conversations only strengthened his feelings.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
After weeks of noise around the status of his recovery from a serious hamstring injury, Chelsea winger Estevao has finally shared his thoughts and feelings publicly in recent days.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Steven sort of had the same kind of feelings.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelings
Noun
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Teixeira’s surge into international reflects a sea-change on independent cinema finance and his own personal passions, Teixeira confessed at ECAM Forum.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Pidgeon herself had also made that move to New York, working odd jobs in pursuit of her passions.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The Moroccan American Council fosters cultural traditions and community spirit, and the South Florida chapter formed after Morocco opened a consulate in Miami two years ago, one of just two in the United States, along with New York City.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The bad news for The Bold And The Beautiful and The Young & The Restless fans is that no talent from those series will cross over to Hollywood Starlet, but Bell said the vertical series will capture the spirit of those shows, in turn swerving some less savory elements in some microdrama.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelings. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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