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as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart
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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market
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as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
never lost heart while she was lost in the woods
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as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter
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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
Lil Petey has an honest heart and carries the untainted perspective of a pure, impressionable small child.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
Eating more potassium-rich foods can help prevent high blood pressure and heart disease.29
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—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Then, Taylor got real with the women hoping to win her brother’s heart.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.
—WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
Eating more potassium-rich foods can help prevent high blood pressure and heart disease.29
12.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Then, Taylor got real with the women hoping to win her brother’s heart.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.
—WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart
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See Robin Williams unusual approach when visiting Christopher Reeve in hospital 01:07 CNN — While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the west and Altadena in the east will be irrevocably changed, but the propensity for kindness, for compassion speaks volumes of the interconnectivity of one of America’s largest cities.—
Kate Lavelle,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
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Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sky was clear but dark and, at the center of a substantial metropolitan area, crowded with lights.—
Matthew L. Wald,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Then came time to test my son’s courage and ride Tron, one of the park’s fastest coasters that reaches up to 60mph.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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And with that, the film can inspire courage in its audience, whatever their identity.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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And Baker didn’t feed Madison a whole lot about who Ani was at her core—leaving a trusting space for Madison to find Ani on her own.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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At the core of this high-stakes maneuver is the war in Gaza.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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By the season’s end, his yard transforms into a showcase capturing the spirit and soul of the Chiefs’.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The singer, who was known for her cool mix of rock, soul and Indian music styles, was part of the an early incarnation of iconic S.F. rock act The Great Society — which also featured a vocalist by the name of Grace Slick, who’d later reach rock royalty status as a member of Jefferson Airplane.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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If your sympathy is divided, that’s because with Smith, every either/or is complicated by a both/and.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Mahler-Werfel admired Gropius’s architectural talent but had little sympathy for the hyper-objectivity of the emergent Bauhaus movement.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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These targets include airfields, military plants, ammunition depots and warehouses, and also oil hubs and refineries, which have supplied President Vladimir Putin's military with fuel in the ongoing conflict.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Now that the four organizations have formerly merged their economic development efforts, the alliance is looking to start a number of initiatives throughout this year to speed up Aurora’s transformation into an innovation hub, according to a news release about the launch event.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Rotunda painting of General Washington giving up power, Lincoln's Bible, acts of heroism in service of democratic ideals, nourishment from the past to the present.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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In an extraordinary act of heroism, two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in historic cold temperatures.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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