heart

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as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

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Recent Examples of heart When the call came that a donor heart was available, Robinson was hit with a wave of emotion. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025 While most pups jump up and down, run and play, trying to impress the poster, one of them sits down and locks eyes with her, winning her heart. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 But my heart is broken and repaired by them, in equal measure. Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 16 May 2025 The snake uses large eyes in daylight and heat-sensing divots along its lips in darkness to detect and ambush unlucky birds, bats and rodents that come too close, stopping their hearts with a muscular embrace. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart
Noun
  • Researchers explored how prosocial behavior, acts of genuine kindness and concern for others influences perceptions of physical attractiveness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • But Mike throws the man’s kindness back in his face by knocking him out and lifting his watch and wallet.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Gigabyte has made a concerted effort to capitalize on the AI gold rush of the last two or three years, aggressively making and selling AI data center hardware.
    Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • Favre’s off-the-field controversies are at the center of UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, which began streaming Tuesday on Netflix.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • This is where the first-responder physio plays a critical role — staying vigilant, trusting their training and instincts, and having the courage to make the tough decision to remove a player when necessary.
    Geoff Scott, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • But any single act of courage might shift the trajectory of your life —or that of others.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Another trap is building a product that unrelated to your core expertise.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • New fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura helped here as Raducanu refused to yield to her opponent or the clay surface which can sap the soul as well as stamina.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Back home, Ramaphosa briefly enjoyed a wave of sympathy for remaining composed during what was the latest ambush of a foreign leader at the Oval Office.
    Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
  • The Bidens have elicited some sympathy during these hard times.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Brian Trainer, who founded the Sacramento Spur Club in 2014, helped cement Zebra Club as a Tottenham fan hub.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
  • This is a massive obstacle, as China is a major minerals processing hub.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, recent independent cinema in Iran has distanced itself from heroism and focuses on marginalized classes, while the narrators of Persian rap are the disillusioned members of society.
    Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
  • Gordon’s 2024-25 has been an emotional slingshot between physical highs and lows — a page-turning shooting breakout followed by nagging injury, followed by moments of franchise heroism.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 May 2025

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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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