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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
Millions more take them for other mental health issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, some eating disorders, substance use disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, it could be considered obsessive-compulsive.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, it could be considered obsessive-compulsive.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The actor first came to prominence with an acclaimed turn as a schizophrenic man in the 1993 indie film Clean, Shaven.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Dec. 2025
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While the Nuggets themselves are coming off a schizophrenic and inconsistent week, to put it kindly, after home losses to Sacramento and San Antonio, the Blue Arrow has quietly been tying a bow around his most productive November ever.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
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Namir Smallwood stars opposite Coon as Peter, a paranoid former soldier and mysterious drifter who meets her character Agnes, a lonely waitress.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump had won by fifty-three points there in 2016, and Greene’s paranoid pugnacity seemed like a good fit, if voters could stomach an outsider.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Data on sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea or sleep-disordered breathing, were not available.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The team explained that the disordered layered structure remained dimensionally stable as lithium ions moved, thereby preventing the sharp lattice contraction that normally occurs at high states of charge.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who thinks Bloomberg was a good mayor is completely delusional.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The standout cast also includes Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg, and Rob Corddry, with many of their characters also striving—and carrying delusional views of their own worth.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Tony slips into sociopathic self-preservation in the series' waning days, his love for his children provides his last link to humanity.—
Dan Snierson,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
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Hedda Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s famous anti-heroine as a sociopathic high-society hostess channeling all her frustration into manipulating the many people obsessed with her like an impulsive puppeteer.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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These are the 2025 Bears, carrying their magic act into 2026 and starting their playoff story like this, with this kind of wild rally in front of a delirious and deserving home crowd.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some of these skew toward the quirkier side, and a couple are blatant reaches (January wish lists are where our most delirious aspirations belong, after all).—
Ava Wallace,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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