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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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This process of moving around the league, having to keep stopping and starting brought about a range of emotions for Johnson, especially doubt and loneliness.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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In showcasing everything from Norman Rockwell to Charles Schulz, Lucas’s idea is to tap into human emotions/connections in response to this visual storytelling.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Progress slowly: Gradually increase the intensity of your workouts to avoid overtraining.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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The series started its action intensity high, with explosions, fist fights, hit-and-run accidents, and department moles in the first episode, but didn’t have anywhere to go from there.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Awash in dark wood, soft leather, stained glass and artful light fixtures, the building is one of Austin's most beautiful restaurants and now home to some of Austin's modern obsessions: pizza and day drinking.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In other words, what looks like harmless fun could, in the wrong hands, serve as a pipeline into obsession.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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A lot of this recent success is a direct result of Gen Z’s infatuation with the band and early 2000s nostalgia.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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But other than a new infatuation and a new calling in the back of his mind, not much else in his world shifted for the better.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Once contained to local disputes resolved between communities, the violence has exploded into mass killings fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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But as the violence builds everyone is forced to choose a side.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Some models — like Seger's — also have metal panels, to help dissipate heat.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Opendoor Technologies, an online real estate stock that was touted by hedge fund manager Eric Jackson, enjoyed a meteoric surge Monday on speculative fervor, before fizzling Tuesday — a telling signal.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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So far, nothing revealed by prosecutors suggests that the shooter was motivated by religious fervor.—
Dan Barry,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
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Now, with the S&P 500 trading at new records, the resurgence of meme mania and a pro-crypto White House supporting the crypto industry, investors are looking further out on the risk spectrum of crypto hoping for bigger gains.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
28 July 2025
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Pop music, like the rest of American society, has reached the exhausted endpoint of the taboo-litigation mania that’s marred the past decade of our national life.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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