Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacoëtheses
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Joining Wrexham meant those twin passions of playing and tech could combine further.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026 -
His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These movies have the extraordinary merit of putting the passions of love and the obstacles to relationships front and center, balancing personal desires and social obligations on an equal footing, and thereby lending bourgeois life the grandeur of tragedy.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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No matter what year you were born in, the year of the Fire Horse is a time to speak up about your desires, be courageous in sharing your love, and take calculated risks.—
Annabel Gat,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, you also might be dogged with silly errors, delays, transportation problems and misplaced items.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Due to significant press problems, newspaper delivery is running late on Tuesday.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Interstate 80 remained closed from Nevada into California in the westbound direction, and chains were required on the freeway for all but four-wheel drives from just outside Placer County into Nevada, according to Caltrans.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Food Not Bomb’s McHenry believes hyper-local neighborhood food drives build camaraderie and understanding among neighbors.—
Annemarie Dooling,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully, no nighttime cookies or chocolates await kids to destroy little appetites, and their folks’ patience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Over the past couple of years, as millions of Americans began taking these GLP-1s — and as appetites have shrunk — restaurants started to notice.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an old-school flip phone, could also help curb social media compulsions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Within a week, the compulsions disappeared.—
J. Aaron Sanders,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shriver’s many strange enthusiasms have provided her with a wellspring of ideas, which in the past have produced highly topical novels—about school massacres, obesity, religion, and, yes, the national debt.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The concierge can arrange trips from helicopter flits over the Cape to wine tastings in Franschhoek, as well as art tours, shopping guides and cooking lessons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The candidate diverted funds for personal use, including Las Vegas trips and legal defense against a stalking charge, channeling money through his mother and a friend to conceal the fraud.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Cacoëtheses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABtheses. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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