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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
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Her videos will aim to appeal to those with hair fetishes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
There’s something kind of funny, charming, and animalistic about the foot fetish, the way there’s something funny, charming, and animalistic about the foot itself.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 5 Mar. 2025
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Her videos will aim to appeal to those with hair fetishes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
There’s something kind of funny, charming, and animalistic about the foot fetish, the way there’s something funny, charming, and animalistic about the foot itself.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 5 Mar. 2025
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetish
Noun
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The platform ran into problems Thursday, when nearly 6,000 users reported issues with X’s website and app.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The problems started shortly after 8 a.m. ET Saturday and within an hour, there were 11,871 reports logged.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The real Hong-rang climbed a hanok wall in an attempt to remove the talisman, but slipped and fell.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Initials and the brand’s Eye of the Tiger motif—a design with roots in Ottoman Empire and Eastern philosophy is a modern talisman for strength and vitality—motif can also be added to bags.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Others block entire afternoons for their obsession.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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And on the high-school football team, the comedian remembers trying to pass off his pop-star obsessions as pure, red-blooded machismo.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Each is decorated with nostalgic references, like Beanie Babies, Barbie and Hot Wheels, Hello Kitty and Peanuts, a combination of Shrek, Jurassic Park and Minions, McDonald’s characters and Coca-Cola mascots.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The Tennessee softball team already has discussed the ceremonial first pitch — someone suggested a pickoff throw — and rehearsed how record-breaking ace Karlyn Pickens can avoid an awkward hug with the Knoxville Smokies’ mascot.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Dedra becomes an object of his fixation about power.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Some weren’t that noticeable, but the ones that were became my daily fixation.—
Vanese Maddix,
Allure,
6 May 2025
Noun
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During the Middle Bronze Age, scarabs were used as seals and amulets, as Daphna Ben-Tor, curator of Egyptian archaeology at the Israel Museum, says in the IAA statement.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Egyptians thought the scarab symbolized the incarnation of God the Creator. Dr. Daphna Ben-Tor, who works with ancient amulets and seals, told the Israel Antiquities Authority that the seal scarabs were also used as amulets.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Why the preoccupation with whether transgender women are stealing places from women born female when women are more likely to have their practices curbed by men’s and boys’ teams kicking them off their training pitches?—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Join 4 others in the comments View Comments The threat posed to living artists is now Walker’s main preoccupation.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Nobody is better at believably playing out this sort of increasing mania than Cage.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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There’s a certain form of mania that’s happened with Ray.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Fetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetish. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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