as in souls
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people
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Noun
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As, too, are road signs, which serve as warm reminders of important people and help soothe souls in mind-numbing traffic.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Our hearts break for the victims even as Michael’s music is fused to our souls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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And the birds are chirping their hearts out.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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With the winter behind us in the far rearview mirror, spring is consuming our senses and filling our hearts with blossoms and blooms.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Unseen are the several private viewing rooms, offices, and work spaces that secretly snake through the guts.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
24 Apr. 2026
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Our bodies could then invest the surplus energy this saved into ganglia rather than guts, into frontal lobes instead of food.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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The fish were deemed to be 50 years old when biologists collected their otoliths, or ear bones, to age them.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to Wolcott Animal Control, the dog displayed no obvious signs of trauma such as being hit by car, broken bones, gun shot wounds or other external injuries.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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This white chocolate bar is creamy and ultra-sweet, and the great minds at TJ’s were smart to distract from the one-note flavor with crunchy little cookie crumbles.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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His backyard featured wall-to-wall attendees, all part of the image that surely sat in the back of the Raiders executives’ minds with the selection.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Inner spaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20spaces. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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