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
Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
The five-minute-plus title track wobbles as if being transmitted from underwater, with odd-sounding effects, a soulful Banks vocal and even wordless female cooings filtering through the speakers at one point.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Where to Stay The charm of the Forgotten Coast is a result of its slow and soulful pace of living, and that extends to its homegrown places to stay, including Old Florida Inns and B&Bs.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
The five-minute-plus title track wobbles as if being transmitted from underwater, with odd-sounding effects, a soulful Banks vocal and even wordless female cooings filtering through the speakers at one point.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Where to Stay The charm of the Forgotten Coast is a result of its slow and soulful pace of living, and that extends to its homegrown places to stay, including Old Florida Inns and B&Bs.
—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulful
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It was captured as monarch and his eldest son visited the Natural History Museum in London to kick off the countdown to COP30, the annual United Nations climate change summit to be held the following month in Brazil, as both are passionate advocates for the environment.
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Alejandra Gomez, the executive director of the non-profit LUCHA, says that the moratorium emerged from the passionate advocacy of many Arizonans—and in the face of fierce counter-lobbying from the data center industry led by former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
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David and Victoria Beckham penned Father's Day posts that doubled as an olive branch message to estranged son Brooklyn, who was included in the loving photographs despite the family rift.
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Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a loving and heartfelt tribute to her husband at the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago Thursday.
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Katherine Guaramaco described the experience as one of the most intense of her life.
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The president highlighted the military operation in Iran that has proven deeply unpopular, and an immigration agenda that has provoked intense backlash.
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The couple were affectionate while walking the red carpet together as well as while inside the venue.
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Along the way, the animal attracts plenty of delighted squeals, affectionate greetings and eager requests from passersby for a photo together.
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During the final lap, one hostess appeared to trip and spill them across the floor in a choreographed theatrical fall, abruptly stopping the celebration and startling onlookers.
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Yet despite its international cult following, Richard Kelly’s debut feature never received a commercial theatrical release in Mexico.
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This tank top maxi dress is a warm-weather staple.
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El Niño isn't just moving warm water around randomly in the ocean.
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulful. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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