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 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 The Browns have lost three of their first four games, and familiar sensations of dread and misery are creeping back into the psyches of local sports fans. Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • The category is projected to be worth roughly $8–10 billion USD in 2025, with a steady 5% annual growth rate through 2033, driven by rising demand in Asia and a global appetite for premium spirits, according to Data Insights Market.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The film has Lorraine Warren, using her psychic visions, uncovering that the spirits in the house are masking the demonic presence — one that’s tied to the mirror at the beginning of the film that is also seen in the series’ first film.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Effective leaders treat their minds like a gym.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But all is not lost, because there are ways to change people’s minds.
    Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the setbacks, a few brave souls are still willing to bet on a movie business revival.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our brains evolve against friction, which means challenges that are difficult enough to promote growth but not so overwhelming as to cause surrender.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Words in Chinese or Swahili could be streamed to our brains in real time.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Psyches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyches. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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