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plural soulmates or soul mates
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: a close friend or romantic partner with whom one has a unique deep connection based on mutual understanding and acceptance
When I fell in love the first time, I believed in 'soulmates,' and felt he was the one.—
Tuli Banerjee
Tuli BanerjeeWe were always friends, and we always stayed in touch. There was always this connection. I can't explain it. It's almost like soulmates, and it always was.—Melanie Griffith, quoted in People Weekly
Melanie Griffith, quoted in People WeeklyEvery lonely adolescent fantasizes a lost twin somewhere, the perfect companion, confidant and soul mate—another self.—Sharon Begley
Sharon Begley2
: a person who shares the same beliefs or opinions as another person
ideological soulmates
You half-heartedly play the election game, giving your vote to the least offensive candidate at the time. But you save your heart, hoping for that day when your political soul mate rides in on a white horse.—Burt Constable
Burt Constable
also
: something likened to a soulmate in being very similar to or being a typical companion to another thing
And, unlike their soulmates at Pinehurst, these [golf] courses often feature substantial elevation changes. —Larry Olmsted
Larry Olmsted Discovery, like its soul mate love, is a many-splendored thing. —Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould Examples of soulmate in a Sentence
a husband and wife who are perfect soulmates
They are ideological soulmates.
Recent Examples on the Web
Try to feel like a kid again or reunite with a sweetheart or soulmate from the past because could resurrect a love story for the ages.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The surrealist, comedic drama stars Torres and Tilda Swinton as an aspiring toymaker and an eccentric art critic who find problematic soulmates in each other.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
To my soulmate — Happy birthday, and thank you for being you.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
The first half of the season served as a prologue to the central 1923 story that would begin to unfold, as the series then turned its focus onto the emerging Dutton-in-command, Spencer, and his soulmate Alex (Julia Schlaepfer).
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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After being single for two years, Madison has gained a better understanding of herself and is ready to find her soulmate.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2024
Liz Warren and her soulmate Harold Daggett would undoubtedly like to see would-be renters and landlords bent over the want ads with a pencil in hand, guessing prices, circling leads and calling each other on their rotary phones.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
But in her mad dash to find her supposed soulmate, Delphie learns a valuable lesson about the difference between existing and truly living.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
My best friend, soulmate, the greatest man, and everything in between.
—Adam England, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The surrealist, comedic drama stars Torres and Tilda Swinton as an aspiring toymaker and an eccentric art critic who find problematic soulmates in each other.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
To my soulmate — Happy birthday, and thank you for being you.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
The first half of the season served as a prologue to the central 1923 story that would begin to unfold, as the series then turned its focus onto the emerging Dutton-in-command, Spencer, and his soulmate Alex (Julia Schlaepfer).
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Related: Married at First Sight Has a Shocking Track Record—Here Are All the Couples Still Together
After being single for two years, Madison has gained a better understanding of herself and is ready to find her soulmate.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2024
Liz Warren and her soulmate Harold Daggett would undoubtedly like to see would-be renters and landlords bent over the want ads with a pencil in hand, guessing prices, circling leads and calling each other on their rotary phones.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
But in her mad dash to find her supposed soulmate, Delphie learns a valuable lesson about the difference between existing and truly living.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
My best friend, soulmate, the greatest man, and everything in between.
—Adam England, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Soulmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulmate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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