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as in person
a member of the human race
I promise I won't tell another soul
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as in essence
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
a kind act that was the very soul of charity
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as in heart
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
knew in her soul that it was true
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Recent Examples of soul
With only 38 rooms in 27 separate buildings, guests can easily go for hours without seeing another soul.
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
It’s been three weeks since R&B and soul singer Angie Stone died in a car crash at age 63, and her son is paying tribute to his beloved late mother with a heartfelt Instagram post.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
Fine dining made San Sebastian a global pilgrimage site for foodies, but wine and finger food are its heart and soul.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Grace has the most challenging role here, which is to let audiences see the insecure soul peering out from within this new body.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
It’s been three weeks since R&B and soul singer Angie Stone died in a car crash at age 63, and her son is paying tribute to his beloved late mother with a heartfelt Instagram post.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
Fine dining made San Sebastian a global pilgrimage site for foodies, but wine and finger food are its heart and soul.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Grace has the most challenging role here, which is to let audiences see the insecure soul peering out from within this new body.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soul
Noun
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Smells like teen spirit As bloody and grim as Greek myths have always been, Santa Monica Studio established even darker trappings with 2005’s God of War.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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But that resilience and spirit are certainly being tested, with the Heat’s last win coming nearly three weeks ago on March 3 in a home victory over the Washington Wizards.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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This dimension reflects a person’s comfort level with imaginative, hypothetical or fantastical concepts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Shatner became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 at 90 when he was invited to ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Disney had that touch about sort of distilling it to the pure essence of something.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Salesforce’s data shows that while nearly nine in 10 retailers have what’s known as unified commerce initiatives—in essence, marrying the systems and data on the frontend, with the information and processes on the backend—only 15 percent have actually realized unified commerce’s value.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2025
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With tech in one hand and heart in the other, Riri is forced to navigate a new kind of battle—one that challenges her intellect, her upbringing, and her purpose.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Mar. 2025
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But my heart is with science, and my passion is with healing.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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With your celestial ruler, Mercury, also entering Aries on March 3, this area of your chart with become emphasized, urging you to dig into the deeper aspects of your psyche.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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But even Inside Out’s biggest fans can admit the movie was already barely hanging onto its internal logic of personality elements working as an uneasy team to create a child’s psyche.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lego toy for the little ones in your life, plus save on fabric storage bags to keep off-season clothes and bedding organized and dust-free.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, the drug court model positions the criminal justice system to connect individuals with substance use disorder to life-saving treatment and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the Great Plains, tribal leaders are able to fund care for substance abuse—a problem that Native Americans have historically faced—and food assistance programs.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The caverns of the mind and spirit are appealing as Neptune moves into Aries.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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That’s one thing that comes to mind, the folks whose daily lives are being impacted by transportation.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Soul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soul. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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