quicks

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 The quartet of quicks dovetail well as a unit, and their success is as a collective. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The frontline quicks will be supported by veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon and allrounders Green and Beau Webster. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 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
Noun
  • Our hearts are with the families whose homes and livelihoods have been impacted.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are also four black hearts hidden in the scarecrows, which can be used to blow up a player’s scarecrow avatar and block them from getting this mysterious power-up.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Finally, the guts are removed and filets are cut, skin optional.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For their version, which follows a young teen boy (Bean Reid’s Sam) who works to find his missing brother in a town haunted by an evil crop curse, the answer was pumpkin guts.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Westview Abbey, the grand mausoleum that looms over the back of the property like a castle on a moor, holds the remains of more than 11,000 souls and exudes an air of eerie stillness.
    — Jim Auchmutey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Anna is the black sheep of her family which would make the stay at the picturesque Italian villa Monteperso annoying, even without the creepy ghost determined to steal all of their souls.
    — Rebekah Faubion, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Aditya Guru Dev and Samyukta Lakshmi—grandchildren of the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore—acquired a bungalow with good bones and a slowly failing roof.
    — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Still, LePage’s confrontational style as governor remains ingrained in voters’ minds.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The threat of spillover has been far from the minds of Utah officials, records and interviews show.
    — Nat Lash, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Matso’s gown, too, though resembling a motherboard’s insides, was just dressmaker’s metal.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently, that bite wasn’t enough to fatally damage the rodent’s insides, as no dead rodent was spotted.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Quicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicks. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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