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the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

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Recent Examples of heart Babies born with congenital rubella syndrome can have serious birth defects including heart, liver and spleen damage, loss of hearing and eyesight and lifelong intellectual disability. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 Despite maintaining an active lifestyle, Eva, 92, had a long history of heart health issues, including suffering a heart attack and undergoing surgery for a stent. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 Their leaps and games in the frothy water made our hearts soar. Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 Those roles are particularly close to Murphy’s heart given both of his parents are teachers. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart
Noun
  • But thanks to a free tool called Love Lost and the kindness of a good neighbor, Louie is back home safe and sound.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For her kindness and friendship, for her humour and irrepressible enthusiasm, for her curiosity, for her courage, and for her profound love of animals.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For years, advocates for expanding child birth options in Kentucky have called on lawmakers to reduce barriers to establishing freestanding birthing centers.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For her kindness and friendship, for her humour and irrepressible enthusiasm, for her curiosity, for her courage, and for her profound love of animals.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Shout out to Ayesha for giving voice to other married women who are grieving old identities and seeking the courage to craft new ones.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Startups are advertising ‘AI employees’ and the likes of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are talking of AI ‘productizing and unbundling’ the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector that executes the core functions of corporations around the globe.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Why This Refurbished Powerhouse Is Worth It The Surface Book 3 combines an elegant aluminum body with a 15-inch PixelSense touch screen, backed by a quad-core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And lastly, there's the heart and soul, Wes Walz, aka Walzie.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Witty Nashville upstart Megan Moroney and neo-neo-soul belter Olivia Dean also released their first albums in 2023 but had large leaps into the public consciousness during the September-to-August nomination period.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the attack in Grand Blanc this week has only brought others closer to the church in sympathy and care.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Many users expressed their sympathy, and some even had their own pets react to the sound from the video.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From Hollywood soundstages to Paris runways and Brooklyn’s creative hubs, Black excellence continued to shine brightly—proving that no matter the city or season, culture never takes a day off.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • How to Get There The main air hub in the Maldives is Velana International Airport (MLE), located on the capital island of Malé.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reyne also praised the heroism of first responders and those inside the church at the time of the incident.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Americana, underdog heroism, and high-octane action to tell a big, fun, family story as bold as Bigfoot itself.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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