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1
as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
dieting seems to be a fetish with some people
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as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
an archaeologist discovering an old animal tooth that may have been worn as a fetish
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Recent Examples of fetish
Stephen reveals the text conversation started with someone texting him about a heart condition, then immediately jumping into talking about getting into new fetishes.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
For his near-decade on the political stage, Trump has made a fetish of plausible deniability.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
While Monica and Stephen were getting to know each other in the pods, Stephen confessed to a history of cheating, but didn’t admit to having any kinks or fetishes.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Scorpio Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio leans into their fetishes and does not hold back.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
For his near-decade on the political stage, Trump has made a fetish of plausible deniability.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
While Monica and Stephen were getting to know each other in the pods, Stephen confessed to a history of cheating, but didn’t admit to having any kinks or fetishes.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Scorpio Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio leans into their fetishes and does not hold back.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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The impasse came down, once again, to who would bear the costs of curtailing the problem.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The state oversight board gave the probation department 60 days to fix the problem or close the hall.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yet after playing a starring role in the Reds' impressive 2-3 win over Bournemouth, the Egyptian talisman made a very blunt statement regarding his contract situation.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Superstar David Beckham, talisman Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane at his boyhood club, etc?Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Opening up about her first experience with negative body image, the 22-year-old musician shared in a cover story interview with Complex on Thursday, Dec. 5 that her obsession with Brandy Melville as a kid heavily impacted her self-image.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film covers the prophesied pregnancy of Mary’s mother, Anne (Hilla Vidor), Mary’s time studying in Jerusalem and King Herod’s obsession with the foretold savior.Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The actor then discussed his pride of being Irish, taking a few shots at England and U.S. mascots and greeting Hernández, who came on stage in short shorts to appear more Irish like Mescal.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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The 4,300-square-foot space, outfitted with gaming chairs that are embroidered with Western's Warrior mascot, houses several gaming monitors and PC's under bright overhead lights.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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The United States can use this fixation to impose steep costs on China, such as by finding ways to circumvent online censorship and disseminate writing by Chinese dissidents about the government’s corruption and economic failings.Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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But this theory is complicated by how perfectly Vance’s rightward turn has tracked the fixations of conservative activists and élites.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The amulet also features depictions of two scorpions, standing head to tail—another animal that had symbolic significance in ancient Egypt.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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At Tribal, Rome is fielding lots of questions and even offers to tell Jeff how the amulets that Teeny, Caroline, and Andy got a few episodes back aren’t that great of an advantage.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Opposition forces have capitalized on the preoccupation of Assad's allies—Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah—with other regional conflicts.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many exhibit the rich sense of atmosphere, chiaroscuro lighting, and preoccupation with the dark side of human nature that would become so prevalent in the 1940s.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
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The mania reached critical mass on Feb. 9 when the Beatles made their hyperbole-proof debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Aron, who has led the company through an epic series of ups and downs through a debt crisis, the catastrophe of Covid, the meme-stock and short-squeeze mania of 2020 and 2021, has largely been viewed as a folk hero.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Fetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetish. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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