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
The film will tell the inspiring and heartfelt true story of Tuggle, drafted by the New York Giants, and his enduring impact on his team and teammates.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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A 13-year-old boy's heartfelt—and stylish—gesture to meet his newborn cousin has captured the internet's attention.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The song thrives on a mix of passion, devotion, and material flexing, with Page weaving through memories of late-night connections and heartfelt gestures.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
The warmth in the room only grew as Patricia Lee-Hoffmann, a member of the Lunar New Year Honorary Committee, welcomed the audience with heartfelt words before conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong took the stage to lead the San Francisco Symphony.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Nephew Looks Dapper In Suit To Meet Cousin For First Time
By
Maria Morava
Relationships Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
0
A 13-year-old boy's heartfelt—and stylish—gesture to meet his newborn cousin has captured the internet's attention.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The song thrives on a mix of passion, devotion, and material flexing, with Page weaving through memories of late-night connections and heartfelt gestures.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
The warmth in the room only grew as Patricia Lee-Hoffmann, a member of the Lunar New Year Honorary Committee, welcomed the audience with heartfelt words before conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong took the stage to lead the San Francisco Symphony.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartfelt
Adjective
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Whereas Liliana’s Invincible Summer is emotional, sincere, and relatively easy to follow, Death Takes Me is cerebral, fragmentary, and disorienting.—
Nicolás Medina Mora,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Only a sincere and tangible commitment to values can reconcile luxury’s tension between a pure logic of distinction and new consumer ideals.—
Laurence Lim,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Substack offers an unfiltered, genuine take on navigating the marketplace, from the highs of scoring a rare vintage gem to the lows of watching the dream item go out of stock.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Leaders must cultivate new skills to recognize complexity, evaluate situations accurately, and respond with genuine agility rather than default behaviors.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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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 24 Mar. 2025.
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