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as in spirits
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 minds
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 psyches
Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Jaws took a bite out of the psyches of moviegoers worldwide.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This is where history meets lived experience, where history is not in the remote past, but located, sometimes, in nodes of trauma in bodies and psyches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
The inability of the people who supposedly loved that guy to express it via the truth caused what may be irreversible damage to psyches everywhere, not to mention the long-term impact on music history.
—Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But Trabucco Zerán is masterful at plunging the reader into the murky depths of her characters’ psyches and at rendering disquieting acts with sangfroid.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
But such moments happen during the film’s lavish musical numbers, which are fantastical projections of the two main characters’ inner psyches.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The Browns have lost three of their first four games, and familiar sensations of dread and misery are creeping back into the psyches of local sports fans.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Jaws took a bite out of the psyches of moviegoers worldwide.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This is where history meets lived experience, where history is not in the remote past, but located, sometimes, in nodes of trauma in bodies and psyches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
The inability of the people who supposedly loved that guy to express it via the truth caused what may be irreversible damage to psyches everywhere, not to mention the long-term impact on music history.
—Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But Trabucco Zerán is masterful at plunging the reader into the murky depths of her characters’ psyches and at rendering disquieting acts with sangfroid.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
But such moments happen during the film’s lavish musical numbers, which are fantastical projections of the two main characters’ inner psyches.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The Browns have lost three of their first four games, and familiar sensations of dread and misery are creeping back into the psyches of local sports fans.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyches
Noun
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The season ends with everyone in good spirits.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This designation allowed those companies to legally sell their existing spirits, while the rest of the alcohol industry either waited it out, sold their stock to a company with a license, or dabbled in the underground spirits world.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Effective leaders treat their minds like a gym.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But all is not lost, because there are ways to change people’s minds.—
Sarah Stein Lubrano,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Slebir’s descent was so dangerous, so hallowed to the surfing community, that videos of it have been set to requiems for the souls of the dead.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our brains evolve against friction, which means challenges that are difficult enough to promote growth but not so overwhelming as to cause surrender.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Words in Chinese or Swahili could be streamed to our brains in real time.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Psyches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyches. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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