as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
that nasty comment cut me to the quick
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Recent Examples of quicks
If Cummins is ruled out beyond the series opener, starting on November 21, Australia will need more than one answer in a five-Test series with short gaps and two senior quicks managing workloads.
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
As one of the marquee burners in the talent-rich fields of Los Angeles, Ross has Power 4 quicks — Notre Dame, Washington and Auburn were among the blue-blood offers — on a mid-major frame (5-foot-10, 180 pounds).
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
As one of the marquee burners in the talent-rich fields of Los Angeles, Ross has Power 4 quicks — Notre Dame, Washington and Auburn were among the blue-blood offers — on a mid-major frame (5-foot-10, 180 pounds).
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quicks
Noun
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Sometimes our hearts are broken.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Caesar failed to anticipate that stakeholders make decisions based on more than rational arguments only and that establishing peace meant winning hearts as well as minds.—
Paul Vanderbroeck,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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This takes a lot of guts, Lind says.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both are up to the task, grounding these sometimes floaty proceedings in some human guts and grit.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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But tens of thousands of films are made each year, and quite a few of them break the rules, defy conventional narrative expectations and smack us deep in our souls.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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The world must stand with the people of Iran before more of our bravest souls are lost.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet its polarizing effect may be the key to its magnetism; even those who dislike it have certainly absorbed some of its fragrant dolorousness into their bones.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bone Broth Bone broth is made by simmering roasted bones, such as beef, chicken, turkey, or pork, with or without their meat, in water for many hours.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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The characters are mostly idealized, the action is predictable, and its core conflicts derivative of those in the minds of most American teenagers in the middle of the 20th century.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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July 23 – August 22 Hearts can open wider when minds connect.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This decadent dessert warms up the palate with each rich bite of thick and heavy outer bread and moist insides, similar to french toast.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The inside is dark and twisted, much like her own insides.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Quicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicks. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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