as in compulsion
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Noun
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Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025 -
And that compulsion — a genuine, profound desire to share her findings with the world — makes for a classic, stick-to-your ribs documentary experience about a fascinating person.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plus, comfort foods await to satisfy every craving.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sugary beverages, poor sleep, and skipping meals can all intensify sweet cravings.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is known as limerence, a romantic infatuation characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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Apatow was 15 years old, deep into an infatuation with comedy, but had nowhere to channel it.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Is this yearning for him normal?—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The first game famously took thirst-trap renditions of the Greek pantheon and imbued each figure with an insane amount of charm.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Clutch the Bald Eagle possesses an unquenchable thirst for adventure, soaring across the United States and embracing every culture, game and moment with boundless curiosity and optimism.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sølberg’s fascination with Hanawon, South Korea’s integration center for North Korean refugees, led him to make a radio documentary about the facility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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That fascination stayed with him, even as his career evolved.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the film is filled with incredible gay kisses, my personal favorite remains when Ennis and Jack reunite for the first time; there’s nothing giddier than the full-body passion that overtakes you after being reunited with your long-distance true love after months — or years — or longing.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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The lyrics, rooted in his own experiences and the turbulent reality of the Civil Rights Movement, spoke to a collective longing for justice and a belief that progress—though slow—was inevitable.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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That itch can be as small as being annoyed at semicolons having to be placed after every statement, or as large as a philosophical argument about the purpose of computation.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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Just a quiet itch that no accolade can scratch.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Cacoëthes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABthes. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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