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Recent Examples of cathexis
Dependency and cathexis are also incredibly painful and difficult to extricate yourself from.
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Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
—Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
—Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathexis
Noun
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Leaders must recognize and validate the emotions of their staff and communities, acknowledging the human cost of a crisis rather than focusing solely on operational recovery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Survivors of Asheville’s Hurricane Helen continue to deal with shock, trauma and a roller coaster of emotions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rice serves as both a foundation and a mediator, bridging the creamy blandness of the pasta salad with the blunt-instrument intensity of the plate lunch’s third and central component, one kind or another of salty, savory meat.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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Acres of calming white walls and pale woods refract and soothe the intensity of the Caribbean sun; the scale, courtesy of architects Botelho Wood, achieves the serenity of a museum; the interior and bespoke furniture design a sense of supreme comfort.—
Giles Hattersley,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Julio Torres’ writing is masterful, a parody of conspiracy movies and pet obsessions that people have, but also…seriously James Cameron, what the hell?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The 10-episode series greenlit in November, is described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Even before the plot is wrinkled beyond the point of discomfort, there’s something a little squirmy about Dennis’ romantic infatuation with his new bestie, which is obvious to everyone but Roman.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The autobiographical work charts the author’s infatuation with the titular Vincent Marmousez, a young tearaway who came in and out of his life over the course of six years, before falling to his death from a third-floor window while under the influence of drink and drugs.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Chaos and violence ensue, but CIA director Jeremy Lasch (Bill Camp) shows up just in time to secret Mullen away while reports are sent out that he's been killed.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2014, Ukraine has been subjected to a level of violence and criminality that reflects Russia’s utter contempt for the laws of armed conflict.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Aurora Police Department is also using heat maps to track burglaries and link analysis charts to find similarities between different crimes, which help to develop the department’s action plans, Thomas told The Beacon-News.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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For example, a plumbing franchise can use heat maps to visualize the number of households in a territory, whether an area has the disposable income needed for its services or the number of renters vs homeowners.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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MrBeast The fervor surrounding a purchase of TikTok U.S. has also seen some unconventional players enter the fray.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the fervor and bipartisan character of Britain’s support for Ukraine does not disguise its brittleness.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meta had to rebuild their data centers by racking billions of dollars worth of GPUs, years before the current Gen AI mania.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, even that can be viewed as a feature, not a bug, as George and Harold’s artistic hubris is essential to the mania and meta-humor that ensues.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Cathexis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathexis. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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