hearts

noun

plural of heart
1
as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market

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2
as in roots
the central part or aspect of something under consideration at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter

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3
as in souls
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 hearts Brockman’s message received 40 hearts, five checkmarks, and three thank-you emojis. — Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Panels also featured decorations that included hearts, rainbows, sequins, a Star of David, a chef’s hat, a chorus line of dancers, teddy bears, and a panda. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 Meyer said the brand’s Good Luck Necklace continues to be a bestseller, while customers also return for longtime signatures including evil eyes and inlay hearts. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 Subsequent studies found this structure in approximately one-third of adult hearts. — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026 The Oscar-winning actor first won hearts as the dreamy Doug Ross on long-running NBC medical drama ER. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Our hearts are with his family, his friends, and every member who worked alongside him. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Our hearts and prayers are with the Copenhaver family, especially his incredible wife Marianne. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearts
  1. centers
  2. roots
  3. souls
  4. capitals
  5. cores
  6. minds
  7. hubs
  8. essences
Noun
  • Since launching the Pink Pony Campaign in 2000, Ralph Lauren has championed the fight against cancer by funding cancer centers and world-class research facilities around the world.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The excavation centers on Mieza, an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, where archaeologists have been uncovering a sprawling complex known as the Royal Gymnasium.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • The clothing brand, known for its buttery soft denim pants, started in 2002 with the aim to combine British roots with the energy of New York City’s fashion with a modern twist.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The arrival of Alma, a real estate developer from Madrid who settles in Gazulea with her two daughters, disrupts the community’s life and sparks a conflict between the town’s future and the preservation of its roots.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Still, there’s a difference between having a handful of books and a small stack of journals on a shelf and having robust structures that actually support the souls of working writers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Harming any of these beings results in negative karma, which further traps souls in samsara.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of souls
Noun
  • The job included planning intelligence and sabotage missions from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and running spy networks across the entire region, from capitals like Prague, Bucharest, and Tirana to mountains in Greece and Yugoslavia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In Europe, multiethnic capitals are pilloried by the far right as demographic time bombs, ground zero for invasions of unwanted foreigners.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of capitals
Noun
  • The cores can preserve physical and chemical evidence of geological processes that occurred over long periods.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their on-wafer 2D mesh fabric spans the entire surface of the wafer, letting any of its 900,000 AI cores talk to any other directly without data leaving the silicon.
    — Nandan Nayampally, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cores
Noun
  • The defense deserves a lot of credit (and Johnson deserves credit for hiring Dennis Allen as his defensive coordinator), but scoring 50 points with those two QBs shows that Johnson is one of the league’s sharpest offensive minds.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Their memory, their suffering and their dignity will be forever etched in our minds and presented to the eyes of the world.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • For decades, this address was one of the city's defining social hubs, and Annie's has reclaimed that role.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These districts can be established within a city, county or cooperative area to create economic development projects like industrial sites, research facilities, job-training centers and distribution hubs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hubs
Noun
  • Wittgenstein proposed to abandon the appeal to essences for the concept of family resemblance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To experience a thicker, chewier noodle, order the tsukemen (dipping-style ramen) with a broth, as dense as gravy, fusing the essences of pork, chicken and fish.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of essences

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“Hearts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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