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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
Behind the shiny-happy presentation of children, tweens and teens is a mostly-unregulated environment that can bend (if not completely breaks) child labor laws, enable online predators and create unknown damage to the psyche of developing brains.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
While Barrie digs into Peter Pan's psyche and behavior rather unsparingly, the Disney film the character spawned nearly 50 years later isn't so cynical.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
According to the surprisingly candid results of a survey delving into agents’ psyche by the Redfin brokerage firm, half expect their fees to fall in the coming months.
—Kendall Hamersly, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Helicopter parents are often unwittingly planting the seeds for imposter syndrome in their children’s psyches.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
While Barrie digs into Peter Pan's psyche and behavior rather unsparingly, the Disney film the character spawned nearly 50 years later isn't so cynical.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
According to the surprisingly candid results of a survey delving into agents’ psyche by the Redfin brokerage firm, half expect their fees to fall in the coming months.
—Kendall Hamersly, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Helicopter parents are often unwittingly planting the seeds for imposter syndrome in their children’s psyches.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyche
Noun
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New fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura helped here as Raducanu refused to yield to her opponent or the clay surface which can sap the soul as well as stamina.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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This workaround defeats the spirit of the deferral rules.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Her body is fighting to come back, and so is her spirit.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The Bidens lost their son, Beau, to a brain tumor in 2015.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Her premise was simple yet powerful: dyslexia stems from errors in the brain's language processing system.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Along with interactivity, embodied experiences become multi-sensory that bypass the intellect and speak to the heart, connecting facts to emotions and emotions to lasting action.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Season 2 has robbed Ellie of her agency, her rage, her competency, her intellect.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Psyche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyche. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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