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 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 This summer has been all about Spider-Man, but Wolverine is ready to claw his way back into people’s hearts — literally. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 For us, Open Doors was about building community with our fellow African filmmakers who also brought so much generosity and grace by sharing their beautiful films and hearts with us. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 But as for the ruling elite, their hearts lie mainly in the West. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 Harry Jowsey first won hearts (and money) in Season 1 of Netflix’s reality dating series Too Hot to Handle, charming viewers with his flirty personality. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026 According to the blunt John Adams, the American Revolution began before the war with Britain, in the people’s minds and hearts, and Arendt situated those shifts in American town councils where citizens had debated local affairs. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Edo joined thousands of friends and followers in Eugenie’s comment section, sharing three pink hearts and an angel baby emoji. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Their flavor is different, but many recipes are written for canned or jarred hearts rather than fresh artichokes. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The system aims to give security operations centers a higher-confidence signal.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
France’s new law has raised concerns in Morocco, where the minister of employment, Younes Sekkouri, told lawmakers up 50,000 jobs were at risk in the country’s call centers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

In short, no one who encounters them is impressed by their capability or their intelligence, not even their own cats, and the only souls who seem to fully believe in them are one another.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
The whole scenario is focused on finding a creature called Daidara, who is hunting for souls to devour.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

Lucci’s pragmatic all-of-the-above approach cuts against some of the more purist energy transition narratives dominating Western capitals.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
But flying round trip between those two African capitals would often cost more than a thousand dollars and require multiple layovers.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

Noun

Looking for traces of a Toba catastrophe in standard sediment cores was like timing a sprint with a calendar.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Hierarchical cores will persist where unified command, consistent standards, legal accountability, and rapid crisis response are required.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cores

Noun

When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Aside from Wolff, the cast consists of the comedic minds behind Almost Friday TV, a sketch crew born out of the digital media company Almost Friday Media.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of minds

Noun

Much of their time is spent patrolling tourist corridors and downtown transit hubs, areas where crime is generally low.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
As of Saturday, there were 67 vessels at anchorage at the Shanghai and Ningbo ports, along with 19 ships berthed at the hubs—amounting to more than 687,500 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in queue, compared to just above 96,500 TEUs at the ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026