psyche

A bold and offbeat move, it draws upon notions of art and its place in the human psyche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

For the past 25 years, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have cast a long shadow over America—reshaping its politics, economy and psyche.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

As the writer and the actor spend time together, and the narrator tries to pry open some small window into M’s psyche, the process of gathering material is constantly being thwarted by M’s casual instructability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"It shapes your psyche and moulds your motivation to fight, so that in critical situations, you know you are capable of something more", said Karyi.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He carried them house to house like terrors sewn to his psyche.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

His father said that his son would have been "absolutely psyched" that the company's new laboratory was being named in his honour.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Netflix is so psyched about generative software that it’s spent the year acquiring an A.I. production studio, launching a different studio for A.I.-animated shorts, and re-creating Gene Wilder’s voice for a Willy Wonka–themed game show.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

To me, Jann is a guy that got a lot of people psyched to link arms and write about music at a time when nobody had a place to really do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

And then I’m just psyched that they decided to go with my idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

“So, are you psyched? This is what you’ve always wanted, coming to life.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

It can be a challenge to find motivation while working without concrete deadlines, but Isaac and Karen share ideas for psyching yourself into a creative routine.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2023

Clever on and off the court, Medvedev enjoys psyching out his opponents not only with his combination of impenetrable defense and sneaky offense but with his needling comments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022

The "chess" of Antigua and Barbuda is a mind sport, psyching out one's opponent is as critical as choosing one's next move.

From BBC ● May 3, 2021

I’ve been outside Kamal’s Hat for fifteen minutes, psyching myself up to knock on the door.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins