as in passionate
full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulful music a soulful performer a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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Recent Examples of soulful
Set against the rich backdrop of the city’s South Side, this project promises to blend soulful storytelling with the emotional depth that has made Henson a staple in Black culture, and the film industry overall.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
In the Dallas Fort Worth, Bowie House, Auberge Collection channels nurture through the Qi facial, a soulful treatment using gold micromagnets to lift and restore the skin and ground the spirit.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Set along the legendary Highway 61 — better known as the Blues Highway, stretching from Nashville, Tennessee, to New Orleans, Louisiana — this essential stop delves into the haunting, soulful sound born from the struggles and resilience of Black communities in the rural Delta.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
In the Dallas Fort Worth, Bowie House, Auberge Collection channels nurture through the Qi facial, a soulful treatment using gold micromagnets to lift and restore the skin and ground the spirit.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Set along the legendary Highway 61 — better known as the Blues Highway, stretching from Nashville, Tennessee, to New Orleans, Louisiana — this essential stop delves into the haunting, soulful sound born from the struggles and resilience of Black communities in the rural Delta.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulful
Adjective
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With more than 33 billion plays and one of the most passionate fanbases on the Roblox platform, Grow a Garden is a game where players cultivate thriving gardens, trade crops, decorate worlds, and collaborate in seasonal events.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both are impeccably made and performed and will have passionate supporters.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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So loving so tender, so, so smart.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pictured with a loving 2D sense of verdant forest habitat and targeting 2-6s, a little frog and her friends live wild adventures around their forest, where music and friendship turn each day into discovery, learning and fun, says the synopsis.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The shelter explained that Bowie is a friendly, affectionate dog who thrives with structured exercise and engagement.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The point wasn’t to trash the original but to honor it with affectionate exaggeration.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Part of my demands were cast approval, final cut, and theatrical release.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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After recent discussions with his major studio suppliers in Los Angeles, Jacob touted Paramount, newly-acquired by David Ellison’s Skydance, ramping up its movie output and growing interest in theatrical releases from streamers like Amazon and Apple.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The National Weather Service recommends stocking essential items like non-perishable food, water and warm clothing for severe winter events.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Nov. 2025
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The lookalike duo flashed their identical warm smiles while attending the Mothers & Daughters 4 Choice event back in '94.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulful. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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