emotions

plural of emotion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emotions People can experience grief, sadness, relief, conflict or combinations of these emotions after any pregnancy outcome. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Handwritten texts are often interwoven into visual compositions, further embedding her emotions, thoughts, and personal observations directly into the fabric. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Command presence holds time itself in an infinite now while maneuvers like the kettle choreograph the movement of information and emotions within it. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 According to Pennington, Edward Jones has been using AI to better identify common financial scenarios their clients encounter, and gain new insight into both their experience and the emotions associated with it. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 There have definitely been a lot of emotions for everyone, but being able to spend that time together has been incredibly meaningful and healing. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Desiree seems grounded, and sensitive without leading with her emotions. — Kyle MacLachlan, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 When emotions are high and history of the strangest kind is in the making, who will be chosen by fate? — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 The team captain and All-Pro right guard merely let his emotions come out. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotions
Noun
  • My students are simultaneously cerebral readers and emotional ones, and those feelings can be at odds with each other, sometimes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When prompted about what may happen in the future as more stations adopt AI hosts, DJ Coyotec generated an answer that sounded like empathy even though the bot has no feelings or control of what will happen in the future.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But of the leaders of those three mega-bands, perhaps the most mysterious remains Pete Townshend, The Who’s songwriter and enigmatic eminence, thrashing chords and smashing guitars while Roger Daltrey handled lead vocals.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Emotions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotions. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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