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also fetich
1
as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
dieting seems to be a fetish with some people
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2
as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
an archaeologist discovering an old animal tooth that may have been worn as a fetish
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Recent Examples of fetish
Along the way, the orchid became the subject of scientific speculation (including by Charles Darwin), a fetish in the Victorian era’s burgeoning consumer culture, and an example of the excesses of imperialist extraction.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
That reputation foreshadows the series’ fetish for both-sidesism and centrist consensus, at one point explicitly equating the right’s embrace of blatant untruths with the left’s enthusiasm for pronouns.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
If that fetish somehow didn’t already exist, Cronenberg likely created it with Crash.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Yeah, that was not from the podcast, but that is a fetish!
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
That reputation foreshadows the series’ fetish for both-sidesism and centrist consensus, at one point explicitly equating the right’s embrace of blatant untruths with the left’s enthusiasm for pronouns.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
If that fetish somehow didn’t already exist, Cronenberg likely created it with Crash.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Yeah, that was not from the podcast, but that is a fetish!
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetish
Noun
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Roblox stock is down 9% this past week alone in the wake of all this, and now, it’s just issued a bunch of new safety updates trying to prune some of the problems away.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Even low levels of drinking can lead to certain cancers and heart problems, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Poll results were released Aug. 13.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The latter’s status as the most important creative figure in this Forest side, their talisman, is not under threat.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The artists used materials such as calligraphy, amulets, talismans, prayer beads and cloth, and combined them with techniques from modern painting and sculpture.—
Massumeh H. Toosi,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
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The industry’s obsession with skin care has also shifted makeup preferences in a major way, explains makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran, with skin prep taking precedence and skin tints and concealers continuing to replace full-coverage foundation for many beauty lovers.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
22 Aug. 2025
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My obsession with you kind of pulled me through life.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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As thousands of fans looked on through binoculars Monday night, the Golden State Valkyries unveiled their new mascot: a bespectacled purple raven named Violet, who cartwheeled her way onto the court and into the hearts of the Valkyries faithful.—
Andrew Zeng,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Just like Buc-ee's, Wawa offers around the clock service, features a recognizable animal mascot and serves a variety of fresh food.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a sprawling interview conducted recently with The Breakfast Club, the Saturday Night Live alum candidly discussed everything from his sobriety to the tabloid fixation on his personal life.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
16 Aug. 2025
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The fixation on bringing people back often overshadows a bigger opportunity: treating the office as a system that actively improves performance, engagement, and well-being.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Among the subjects of the projects are a teen threesome in North Macedonia that leads to a troublesome pregnancy, a shipwreck hiding a sacred amulet on the Atlantic coast of the Sahara, a crumbling blue bus in 1950s Turkey, and mysterious aunt in rural Serbia.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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There are also equippable amulets that offer passive and combo-specific bonuses.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2025
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Constantine’s primary focus, if not fanatical preoccupation, from 1890 on was poetry.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The exhibition opens with Giacometti’s early sculptural experiments from the 1920s—cool, abstract works in marble and plaster that already hint at his preoccupation with volume and absence.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks that had surged in the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology are dragging Wall Street lower again on Wednesday.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Chan mania took over the festival during his brief three-day stretch in Locarno.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Fetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetish. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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