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as in soul
an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power
disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
a novel that explores the psyche of a depressed teen
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Recent Examples of psyche
More than anything, the coconut palm dominates the psyche here.
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Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
After all, it is embedded in the human psyche to make unconscious assumptions about the people around us—for survival purposes, if nothing else.
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Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Madeline Brewer proved adept at portraying her character’s fractured psyche, as well as Janine’s attempts to heal.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Remember, Venus has everything to do with love, beauty, pleasure, values and money, while Pluto governs obsession, control, transformation, intimacy and the shadowy corners of the psyche.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
After all, it is embedded in the human psyche to make unconscious assumptions about the people around us—for survival purposes, if nothing else.
—
Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Madeline Brewer proved adept at portraying her character’s fractured psyche, as well as Janine’s attempts to heal.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Remember, Venus has everything to do with love, beauty, pleasure, values and money, while Pluto governs obsession, control, transformation, intimacy and the shadowy corners of the psyche.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyche
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History, whether acknowledged or not, is etched in our souls.
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What the novels of William Faulkner and Ralph Ellison reveal about the soul of America • How Lewis and Clark invented the Western • Is Minneapolis the most literate city in America?
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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If American music in 1976 represented a collective, inquisitive, inventive American spirit of discovery, the semiquincentennial in the age of social media has become more about the individual identity.
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The spirit of a '90s summer vacation is alive and well in tropics-print caftans like this fresh-off-the-runway one from SHAN's SS27 Collection.
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Lecture topics range from anxiety, stress and depression to mindfulness and brain health.
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The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
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Use the ax head of a garden mattock to cut through the roots at the base of the stump.
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The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there.
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Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
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His immediate presence was one of sharp intellect, efficiency and modesty.
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“Psyche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyche. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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