Thesaurus results for HEARTS

hearts

noun

plural of heart

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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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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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 Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Although many fans have their hearts set on a single, high-demand Olympic event, others might be open to discovering different sports during the Paralympics. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Those works tie in to tin hearts, a traditional Mexican symbol of faith and love, Colunga said. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Like the words written on Raudel’s headstone, Texidor said her son and his memory live on, not in his grave, but in their hearts. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Travel + Leisure launched America’s Best Small Towns three years ago to spotlight destinations with tiny populations, but big hearts and outsized attractions. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Sentimental favorite, sure, but too syrupy in its bid to warm hearts. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 Her tragicomic shopgirl of skid row belted her way into audiences’ hearts off-Broadway in 1982, and then in Frank Oz’s 1986 film opposite Rick Moranis. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 But as for the ruling elite, their hearts lie mainly in the West. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

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City leaders initially approved a 45-day moratorium last month to give officials more time to study how large data centers could affect water, power, noise and air quality in Patterson.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Maggie’s has 27 cancer support centers around the UK and supports hundreds of thousands of people affected by cancer per year.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

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In this case, the O is designed with roots that represent the land, a lamb for spring and new birth, and an almond blossom petal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Born and raised in Nogales, Mexico, the fourth of twelve children, Trujillo had deep community roots.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of roots

Noun

That narrow-mindedness is immediately apparent when Nick asks his congregation to help the group of unhoused people, a little over a dozen souls or so, who live in a makeshift camp on the edge of town.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Beliefs in the afterlife similarly vary, although many Druids believe in the existence of souls that survive bodily death, often through reincarnation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of souls

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Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and AI companies racing to build the power-hungry facilities needed to train and run their systems now face a collision that is increasingly visible in state capitals and local planning meetings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Born in Trenton, Michigan, to parents who met working at a denim store, Sherman was raised in Pittsburgh, a world away from fashion’s capitals.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

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In our own solar system, giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have begun rapidly accumulating their massive gaseous envelopes once their growing cores reached roughly 20 times Earth's mass.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Modders have been able to unlock the two additional CPU cores, bringing the total to eight and massively improving overall performance.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026