quicks

noun

plural of quick
as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions that nasty comment cut me to the quick

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Recent Examples of quicks Udara and Kamindu counterattacked against the four West Indies quicks at nearly five runs per over and Udara completed his half-century off 59 balls with his eighth boundary. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 If Cummins is ruled out beyond the series opener, starting on November 21, Australia will need more than one answer in a five-Test series with short gaps and two senior quicks managing workloads. — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 As one of the marquee burners in the talent-rich fields of Los Angeles, Ross has Power 4 quicks — Notre Dame, Washington and Auburn were among the blue-blood offers — on a mid-major frame (5-foot-10, 180 pounds). — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quicks
  1. hearts
  2. guts
  3. souls
  4. bones
  5. minds
  6. insides
Noun
  • England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguay vs Brazil, 1950 The first truly iconic World Cup final goal, breaking Brazilian hearts in the process.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hearts
Noun
  • The first was a controversial climb-back over Egypt from two goals down; the second, a lightning strike of guts and glory in the final minutes to beat England 2-1 and book a spot in the World Cup final.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of guts
Noun
  • Every nation has an origin story, a set of values and principles chiseled into our souls and onto our public spaces.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
  • All that time with each other must have mattered to their souls, must have bound them together in ways that Will never bothered to care about.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of souls
Noun
  • While the success of Gus is likely to encourage the sale of more dinosaur bones, paleontologists and other experts warn that there are few safeguards for authenticity or verification in the industry.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Osteoporosis Your bones store a large amount of your body’s magnesium, so getting enough of the mineral is important for maintaining bone strength.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of bones
Noun
  • Our own minds are the scene of the heist; our greatest battle is against ourselves.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Plus, Jurassic Park has been on our minds given the recent passing of beloved actor Sam Neill.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • De Hooch’s picture is a puzzle box—an ingenious construction of openings and closings, insides and outsides, revelation and concealment.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • There were pale lime-skinned figs with lemon-yellow insides, mauve figs with strawberry insides, striped with pale-rose.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Definition of insides

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