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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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Survivors of Asheville’s Hurricane Helen continue to deal with shock, trauma and a roller coaster of emotions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Leaders must recognize and validate the emotions of their staff and communities, acknowledging the human cost of a crisis rather than focusing solely on operational recovery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 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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The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The work, a cheeky take on America’s obsession with pop culture and internet discourse, brought an immediate smile to my face.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
22 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
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Since 2014, Ukraine has been subjected to a level of violence and criminality that reflects Russia’s utter contempt for the laws of armed conflict.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Chaos and violence ensue, but CIA director Jeremy Lasch (Bill Camp) shows up just in time to secret Mullen away while reports are sent out that he's been killed.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
20 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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The two large health systems will use ZIP code data and heat maps from emergency department visits to their hospitals to target the construction of new primary care locations and determine where five mobile outreach vans will make weekly visits.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
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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Spencer Platt | Getty Images Retail investors haven’t traded stocks this much since another mania took over Wall Street three years ago.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Comments Eleven years ago, hipster mania hit America.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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