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
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.
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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
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
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Friendship inevitably blooms, and when Sidney leaves the scene (and Norton the series) at the end of Season 4, many hearts (including Geordie’s) are broken.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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According to Harvard Health, travel disrupts the body’s natural rhythms — time changes, altered eating schedules, poor sleep — which upsets digestion, especially in people with already-sensitive guts.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Just me, Harrison Ford, and Michael Urie singing our guts out.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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That unity was on display in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday as thousands, dressed in purple, came together at the Prince sing-along and block party, and sang from their souls.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Over time, deep-sea minerals, such as ferromanganese oxide, form crusts on the bones and preserve them as fossils, Song said.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Some of the bones will go to a Danish museum.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Doing so can prevent the fear of missing out that many adolescents feel when they aren’t glued to their phones and offer a substitute to take their minds off social media.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Yet the idea is holy writ at the Fed and in the minds of most policymakers.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Instead, the team at the Field Museum used CT scans to take thousands of X-ray images, then compiled them to make a 3D model of the octopus, revealing its insides.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The scans were used to make a three-dimensional model of the octopus, including its insides.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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“Quicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicks. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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