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Noun
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Adults who adopt this tactic are diagnosed with repetition compulsion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025 -
The compulsion to check emails late at night has diminished, and our company culture now fosters rest and recovery just as much as ambition and drive.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some users on Reddit have reported unexpected cravings and appreciations for perfumes.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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For example, naltrexone, a medication used to reduce cravings and relapse in alcohol and opioid use disorders, is mostly effective for those with a specific genetic variant that is rare among individuals of African descent, and more common in those with European ancestry.—
Samantha N. Melendez,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Elevated cortisol levels during romantic infatuation have been documented across multiple studies, suggesting that love initially activates the body's stress response, particularly the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Perhaps Arsenal and others would be better served refocusing their recruitment efforts on him — and letting the Isak infatuation go.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As long as the show has been around, Taylor has been as defining a feature as yearning and youthful indiscretions have.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Narnia taught me about the yearning that a book can conjure, for food and places and a specific texture of feeling.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
Noun
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While Jesse tries his best to impart some wisdom to Ellie, emphasizing that community is more important than individual wants, especially during the end of the world, Ellie just can’t let go of her thirst for vengeance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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People who have trouble sensing their bodily signals – thirst, hunger, pain, an itch – often have mental health challenges.—
Dobromir Rahnev,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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At a time when Cold War tensions heightened curiosity and suspicion about all things Soviet, American consumers flocked to the new vodka as an edgy, exotic choice—drinking vodka became simultaneously an act of defiance and fascination.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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This experimental approach is characteristic of Ulvaeus’s career-long fascination with technological innovation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The memory of that longing stayed with her for years, becoming one of her most vivid childhood recollections.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposefully misunderstood...—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Swedish metal band Sabaton scratches both of those itches at the same time by singing heavy ballads about historic battles and the people who fought them.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Naturepedic Down Pillow $199 $159 Naturepedic If you’re not sold on the side sleeper pillow, Naturepedic carries a down pillow that might scratch the itch.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
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“Cacoëthes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABthes. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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