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
Their relationship evolves from one technical competition into a soulful, brotherly alliance that serves as an act of defiance against a merciless system.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The Midnight Sky is familiar in its use of genre tropes, but Clooney's soulful performance brings a welcome warmth to this cold vision of Earth's future.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Among the year’s strongest shows was a travelogue that re-created the intimate sounds of an Antarctic expedition; an exploration of an Afrobeat legend’s life that captured the soulful cadence of his music; and an archivally rich deep dive into old Hollywood.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
With Saturn and Neptune in Aries activating your spirituality and healing sector for the next two years (and Neptune for over a decade), your relationship to money becomes more soulful, more intuitive, and more values-driven.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The Midnight Sky is familiar in its use of genre tropes, but Clooney's soulful performance brings a welcome warmth to this cold vision of Earth's future.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Among the year’s strongest shows was a travelogue that re-created the intimate sounds of an Antarctic expedition; an exploration of an Afrobeat legend’s life that captured the soulful cadence of his music; and an archivally rich deep dive into old Hollywood.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
With Saturn and Neptune in Aries activating your spirituality and healing sector for the next two years (and Neptune for over a decade), your relationship to money becomes more soulful, more intuitive, and more values-driven.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulful
Adjective
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Kepner is passionate about accountability and service journalism and encourages anyone to reach out to her to tell their story or share a tip.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly of all, the goal of an actor is to share it, have people see it and have strong, passionate feelings about it — good and sometimes bad.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Schlossberg will be remembered as a passionate environmental journalist, curious author, and loving mother, wife, daughter, and friend.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Her son Sebastian announced her death on her Instagram account, penning a loving tribute to the socialite and jewelry designer.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fan Kelly Terzis described her feelings as intense sadness and grief, but also gratitude.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The study made a significant contribution, if not clarification, to this academic niche — medieval migration wasn’t seasonal, nor sporadic and intense.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Over the years, many have stopped seeing Pretty Woman as an affectionate fairytale.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The affectionate moment marked their first unmistakable public display as a couple.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, shares of fellow theatrical stocks AMC, Cinemark and Marcus Theatres cratered in 2025.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The city’s storefront followers all saw the show as intense, non-linear, fanciful, Chicago-style experimentation with the de rigeur amount of nudity and a darkly comic soul, but no hope whatsoever of expanding its reach beyond the Midwest theatrical shoebox of its birth.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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