psyches

plural of psyche
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as in spirits
an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist

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Recent Examples of psyches But for many people — maybe most — the prospect of climate change deeply involves their psyches and their emotions, especially their fears and hopes. John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 The collection is a welcome reminder that literature can be not only a showcase for polished, refined sentiment but also an arena in which both reader and writer grapple — with imminent challenges, with their own psyches, with the uncertainty of survival. Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 Indeed, Jaws took a bite out of the psyches of moviegoers worldwide. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 This is where history meets lived experience, where history is not in the remote past, but located, sometimes, in nodes of trauma in bodies and psyches. Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet. Essence, 10 Dec. 2024 The inability of the people who supposedly loved that guy to express it via the truth caused what may be irreversible damage to psyches everywhere, not to mention the long-term impact on music history. Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 But Trabucco Zerán is masterful at plunging the reader into the murky depths of her characters’ psyches and at rendering disquieting acts with sangfroid. Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Walking tour explores the controversies, feuds and spirits that still haunt the grounds of this river city.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Nolet family has been perfecting the art of spirits since 1691, when the first copper still fired up in Schiedam, Holland.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Don't Look Now manipulates audiences' minds, mixing elements of the occult with the overwhelming need for hope into a plot twist audiences will find difficult to swallow.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Why the Longhorns’ offense is struggling How is this the offense that Sarkisian, one of the most respected offensive minds in the sport, has produced in his fifth year on the job after multiple top-10 recruiting classes?
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This costume is reminiscent of what messengers from the underworld who guide souls to the afterlife would wear in traditional Korean mythology.
    Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • People who were gestating during the famine grew up to have smaller brains; their kidneys had fewer nephrons, which reduces the organs’ effectiveness.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Gundogan has been exposed to two of the leading brains in modern football and reads the game like few players can.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Psyches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyches. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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