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Recent Examples of cathexis
Dependency and cathexis are also incredibly painful and difficult to extricate yourself from.
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Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
—Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
—Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathexis
Noun
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Frustration: Taylor Swift and her famous friends displayed every emotion.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Their stories reflect a jumble of emotions that catastrophe inevitably leaves in its wake.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rice serves as both a foundation and a mediator, bridging the creamy blandness of the pasta salad with the blunt-instrument intensity of the plate lunch’s third and central component, one kind or another of salty, savory meat.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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Staying hydrated, modifying your diet, reducing stress, practicing mindfulness, and identifying triggers can help reduce the intensity of hot flashes.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Julio Torres’ writing is masterful, a parody of conspiracy movies and pet obsessions that people have, but also…seriously James Cameron, what the hell?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The 10-episode series greenlit in November, is described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even before the plot is wrinkled beyond the point of discomfort, there’s something a little squirmy about Dennis’ romantic infatuation with his new bestie, which is obvious to everyone but Roman.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The autobiographical work charts the author’s infatuation with the titular Vincent Marmousez, a young tearaway who came in and out of his life over the course of six years, before falling to his death from a third-floor window while under the influence of drink and drugs.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And this is why so many people are living in a situation of violence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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Under new Maryland juvenile justice laws, crimes of violence, including robberies and carjackings, should automatically be forwarded to state’s attorney’s offices.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Aurora Police Department is also using heat maps to track burglaries and link analysis charts to find similarities between different crimes, which help to develop the department’s action plans, Thomas told The Beacon-News.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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For example, a plumbing franchise can use heat maps to visualize the number of households in a territory, whether an area has the disposable income needed for its services or the number of renters vs homeowners.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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MrBeast The fervor surrounding a purchase of TikTok U.S. has also seen some unconventional players enter the fray.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the fervor and bipartisan character of Britain’s support for Ukraine does not disguise its brittleness.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meta had to rebuild their data centers by racking billions of dollars worth of GPUs, years before the current Gen AI mania.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, even that can be viewed as a feature, not a bug, as George and Harold’s artistic hubris is essential to the mania and meta-humor that ensues.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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