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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
Innumerable questions get asked for days, probing at your psyche, your routine, your philosophy of being.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
While attracted to Charlie’s everyman quality, Barton gets drawn further into his own psyche, facing ever more blurred lines of reality and fantasy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
That can be a daunting undertaking in a place like New Orleans, where a healthy skepticism of outsiders has long lingered in the civic psyche.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
This yardstick of psyche comes from monthly polling that, for this report, ended on Jan. 20.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
While attracted to Charlie’s everyman quality, Barton gets drawn further into his own psyche, facing ever more blurred lines of reality and fantasy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
That can be a daunting undertaking in a place like New Orleans, where a healthy skepticism of outsiders has long lingered in the civic psyche.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
This yardstick of psyche comes from monthly polling that, for this report, ended on Jan. 20.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyche
Noun
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Our pageant community has lost a beautiful soul — one who was a true light in this world.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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According to Owens, excellence is impossible for a restless soul.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2025
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One factor to keep in mind here: The Constitution has age requirements for holding office.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Loading your audio article Four months ago, on the north shore of Oahu, Steve Kerr’s mind drifted from the cautious optimism of training camp to the perils of Ringz Culture.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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So 7,500 of the books went to the Concord Library, and there’s this room now there that helped to buoy my spirits, knowing that was happening.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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On the heels of her 101st birthday, a Beverly Hills residence with ties to the businesswoman and creative spirit has splashed onto the market for $16.5 million.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the way in which the fungus affects the arachnid’s brain is still a mystery, and a multitude of questions remain about the fungus’ evolutionary pathway and ecological impacts.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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So the team examined what was going on in their brains during this process.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 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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And certainly, in the playoffs in the end of the year, Jayden Daniels sitting in the pocket, beating pressure, so much of that again with his poise and intellect and accuracy with his arm, and again, just really, really rare to see that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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While all of this is going on, Rowan, trapped in the Victrola (which Julien has staged like a Victorian pub, for some reason), is just blowing through lore exposition thanks to her suddenly unencumbered intellect.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Psyche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyche. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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