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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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The Mercury retrograde that backstrokes in Pisces from February 26 to March 20 makes our emotions extremely tender.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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During her interview with host Jimmy Fallon, Lawrence was jokingly overcome with emotion and broke into dramatic sobs multiple times.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Their weakness is an inability to maintain a consistent intensity throughout an entire game.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The country’s meteorological agency PAGASA upgraded the storm to a super typhoon on its intensity scale, recording maximum wind speeds of 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of 230 kph (143 mph).—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There were no major returning actors or ongoing storylines, save for the Yautja’s somewhat inexplicable obsession with intergalactic trophy hunting, and most attempts to reboot the property failed to explain why this series should exist in the first place.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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What’s lingering beneath the surface — jealousy, passion, obsession — is brought to life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The infatuation spawned after beauty moguls Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Mikayla Nogueira touted the efficacy of Medicube’s PDRN products, including its Pink Peptide Serum and Pink Collagen Capsule Cream at the top of the year.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Dec. 2025
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The historian doesn’t explain away Moore’s infatuation and personal association with the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who in 1975 invited her to attend a meeting of the Organization of African Unity in Kampala.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The numbers mark a sharp reversal from a spike in violence during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s a new ceviche bar and a few new items, like a Bang Bang salmon that’s the perfect blend of mild heat and sweetness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Although record-breaking heat and spring-like warmth dominated the first few days of the new year, cooler — but still warmer than normal —temperatures settled in to start the first work week of 2026.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the world returned to its new normal and, judging by the Summer Games in Paris, Olympic fervor experienced a revival.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Early revolutionary fervor had given way to rule by a deeply corrupt and brutal nomenklatura.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pistachio-mania doesn’t stop there with Starbucks’ new Iced Dubai Chocolate Matcha and Iced Dubai Chocolate Mocha.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Individual investors’ share of total stock trades this year climbed to highs last seen during the short-squeeze mania four years ago, according to data from a working paper by professors at Chapman University, Boston College and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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