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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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as in minds
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
a novel that explores the psyche of a depressed teen
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Recent Examples of psyches
The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 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
But such moments happen during the film’s lavish musical numbers, which are fantastical projections of the two main characters’ inner psyches.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 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
But such moments happen during the film’s lavish musical numbers, which are fantastical projections of the two main characters’ inner psyches.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyches
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On select dates, the pop-up offers a unique drink-and-tattoo experience, as well as live tarot readings ready to reveal what the spirits have in store.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pair was in good spirits during the season 8 reunion, with Daniel flaunting a tattoo of Taylor's eyes on his chest that's equal parts romantic and upsetting.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But housing was also on the minds of the organizers.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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And then the manager told them something that blew their minds.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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The folks in charge think Gabriel’s brains, accuracy and ability to process under fire give him a chance to overcome his 5-foot-11 stature.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One paper, published Tuesday by startup Pathway, makes some big claims about a new kind of transformer model that the authors say more closely mimics the way human brains actually work.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Psyches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyches. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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