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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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His evolution required alterations to his left-handed swing, learning how to channel his emotions, and even a few wake-up calls.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Everything gets harder when your emotions run wild and your judgment clouds.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Speaking with an intensity that belies the hippie-speak, Levi is still more of an Aaron Rodgers than a Roger Stone.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers started with high intensity and closed the same way on Wednesday night.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Others block entire afternoons for their obsession.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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And on the high-school football team, the comedian remembers trying to pass off his pop-star obsessions as pure, red-blooded machismo.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Can’t Get Enough centers entrepreneur Hendrix Barry and her growing infatuation with tech worker Maverick Bell, and has already been praised by some of romance’s buzziest writers, like Talia Hibbert and Abby Jimenez.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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As senior year looms for both teens, a mutual infatuation starts to blossom.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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On the agenda: discussions about the various ways antisemitic rhetoric can lead to violence.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Despite their fierce appearances, many of the barbers who work at Liem’s shops are soft-spoken and humble and reject any perceptions of violence and crime.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Be alert to warning signs: Educate yourself about the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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The fish live on Indo-Pacific coral reefs where heat stress has been increasing and has become more severe—an environment that is close to the thermal tolerance limits of clownfish.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Or Jewish people assailed and mocked over social media with unrelenting fervor.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The Wolves don’t want to deal with Oklahoma fervor in Game 7.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Nobody is better at believably playing out this sort of increasing mania than Cage.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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There’s a certain form of mania that’s happened with Ray.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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