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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
About two-thirds of people with ADHD have been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).8
Symptoms and Traits
While every neurodivergent individual experiences unique emotional and behavioral symptoms.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
For instance, exposure therapy tends to be the go-to for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Mar. 2025
Luke Combs is sharing his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoping to inspire others with the same condition.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a disorder where people have uncontrollable and recurring thoughts or repetitive behaviors, or both.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
For instance, exposure therapy tends to be the go-to for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Mar. 2025
Luke Combs is sharing his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoping to inspire others with the same condition.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a disorder where people have uncontrollable and recurring thoughts or repetitive behaviors, or both.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
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Possibly the most surprisingly tender, yet still very funny, subplot in the film involves Lucky, a neurotic dog obsessed with weird smells and tastes, learning to love himself after an encounter with Frankie, an intersex dog voiced by River Gallo.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
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Rick Hoffman also reprised his fan-favorite character, the neurotic financial law partner Louis Litt, in the spinoff.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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After his season 4 stint in London, Goldberg (living alongside his wife and son) always has one eye over his shoulder, paranoid that the (literal) skeletons in his closet might soon spill out.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Some artists report losing significant opportunities and having to switch careers because of the genre’s downturn; others are paranoid, unable to discern the real from the hoax.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
2 July 2025
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
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The cells have an ugly, disordered appearance under a microscope.—
Adam B. Kushner,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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In more severe cases, this ongoing pattern may erode a parent’s relationship with food, leading to emotional or disordered eating that feels increasingly difficult to name, let alone break.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Parents,
20 May 2025
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The exception might be those with sociopathic tendencies, research shows that to be a relatively small percentage of the population.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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How does a youthful belief in a better world curdle into such sociopathic severity?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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For the past few days, though, the internet has been gripped with Monterrey wall fever, the kind of mass hysteria that can really only take hold during the long, delirious advance of a summer tournament.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The back and forth between these two figures — between, essentially, man and fate — has a delicious, delirious existential kick.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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This is not aberrant behavior from this Court’s Republican majority.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
26 June 2025
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With this book, Willy’s style began venturing into aberrant linguistic territory.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Regardless of development, the area of disturbed weather is expected to be a rainmaker in the region.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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And daily hauls of the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, The New York Times, plus a new one, Adweek, placed around the ground-floor lobby if seemingly never disturbed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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