as in sincere
genuine in feeling
a number of the retiring teacher's former students have expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the invaluable lessons they learned in his classroom
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Recent Examples of heartfelt
National Soup It Forward Day, observed annually on March 3rd, is a heartfelt initiative encouraging individuals to share warmth and kindness through a bowl of soup.
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Lavin’s death is a particularly emotional loss given the heartfelt nature of the sitcom, which follows three longtime friends who decide to move in together after the death of their fourth comrade.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Each episode celebrates Black culture and sisterhood while serving up laughs, heartfelt moments, and practical travel gems.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
The comedy ends creatively with a sort of play-within-a-play moment and the sort of heartfelt mother/daughter bonding you’ve been hoping all night to see.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Lavin’s death is a particularly emotional loss given the heartfelt nature of the sitcom, which follows three longtime friends who decide to move in together after the death of their fourth comrade.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Each episode celebrates Black culture and sisterhood while serving up laughs, heartfelt moments, and practical travel gems.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
The comedy ends creatively with a sort of play-within-a-play moment and the sort of heartfelt mother/daughter bonding you’ve been hoping all night to see.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartfelt
Adjective
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The deep division is not due to a lack of effort or diligence but rather a sincere adherence to our individual principles and moral convictions.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Defenders of academic freedom — some of them sincere — have howled that the university is bending the knee to Donald Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Without further context, the statement feels hollow — lacking both accountability and a genuine acknowledgment of the culture that made the boot iconic.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Is this the genuine cargo or some wiry wisp of a Ringo impersonator?—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His life story is inspiring, and his love of country is as unfeigned as his faith.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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Its combination of unfeigned earnestness and irreverent, early-Marvel-era wit can’t help but bring to mind that moment — that other world — when Obama was still president and Hamilton was taking its shot on Broadway.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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“Heartfelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartfelt. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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