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Recent Examples of psychological The State Police will also hire a civilian director to work alongside the academy’s commandant, and institute baseline physical and psychological screenings for recruits before the academy begins. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026 Two of these habits, in particular, emerge with striking consistency from the psychological literature. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The simultaneity of these pressures—political, moral, and psychological—is what makes the present moment feel so destabilizing. Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026 The psychological cost of a high-friction system Friction has consequences. Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychological
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Adjective
  • Her character’s mental unraveling was mirrored in real life when Lasser, at the height of her celebrity and just weeks after Mary’s breakdown episode aired, hosted Saturday Night Live.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • On top of that, there is a serious mental component.
    Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • The compact standard doubles overlook the internal courtyard, whilst the larger superior rooms enjoy sideways views of the ocean and the hammock by the window gives a special nod to the beachside location.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • This view has the political implication that any revolution must first be internal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Through her song, her voice awakens and becomes a vehicle for expressing her desires out loud, allowing her inner needs to emerge fully into the outside world.
    JD Linville, Variety, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • When a building is too hot, heat pumps suck heat from the interior air and dump it into the circulating water.
    Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Sindelfingen is also home to MANUFAKTUR, the Mercedes custom shop, and the GT 63 can be built to taste with a wide range of colors, materials and interior finishes to create a one-of-one 4-door hypercar.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

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“Psychological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychological. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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