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Recent Examples of cathexis
There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
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Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathexis
Noun
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There are very high emotions in this case.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Fueled by a humorless fear of precisely the human experiences and emotions that connect us, book banning ironically often metamorphosizes into acts of promotion, and just as often ends up exposing vile and corrosive hypocrisy in those lighting the matches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The investment aligns with Lululemon’s Impact Agenda 2030, which targets a 60 percent intensity reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from a 2018 baseline.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Your perceptive nature notices hidden tensions, and steady transparency transforms intensity into a clear, safe bond that supports both independence and closeness.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Against the backdrop of the city's elegant architecture, Lopez floated through the evening in a voluminous butter yellow gown that captured two of fashion's current obsessions.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’.—
Brooke Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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After all, romantic comedies aren’t about the beauty and dynamics of love so much as the fizzy allure of lust and infatuation.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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This is not a dynamic unique to infatuation or early-stage novelty.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Along with vibrant shopping and entertainment options, Sacramento’s downtown has been the site in recent years of violence that required swift police response, including gun violence this past weekend.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil’s economic growth and stability.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Tri-Star Pictures took heat for casting Santa Claus as a spree killer suffering from PTSD, and across the country, parents complained that the movie’s widespread marketing campaign was giving kids nightmares.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Dec. 2025
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Lift coverings during the day to prevent excess heat build up from the sun.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The streets were bursting with celebratory fervor.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Americans started following the top leagues in Europe and Latin America with fervor.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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The concern is whether such stocks shot too high, too fast because of AI mania, and their careening moves have sometimes reversed direction by the hour.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Admittedly, as a New Yorker, my algorithm was mostly a constant stream of Knicks mania.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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