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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a disorder where people have uncontrollable and recurring thoughts or repetitive behaviors, or both.
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Similarly, a 2019 study in JAMA Psychiatry followed 579 New Zealand children over three decades and found that children exposed to lead were more likely to grow up to have anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, or substance abuse issues.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
All of it stems from the obsessive-compulsive disorder Gonzalez has lived with his entire life, from childhood to now being a kicker for the Washington Commanders.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Similarly, a 2019 study in JAMA Psychiatry followed 579 New Zealand children over three decades and found that children exposed to lead were more likely to grow up to have anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, or substance abuse issues.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
All of it stems from the obsessive-compulsive disorder Gonzalez has lived with his entire life, from childhood to now being a kicker for the Washington Commanders.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
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Hollywood has always been a neurotic industry, but the current anxiety, uncertainty, and job losses are acute.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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The sequel also doubled as an exploration of the singer’s neurotic behavior.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Because without them, we are often left with a patient who is terrified, paranoid, screaming, or striking out — and a family that is exhausted, helpless, and scared.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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A lot of her friends were quite paranoid about everything.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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There was the rich shopaholic Desperate Housewife; an amorous painter; a sociopathic hitman who was a whiz at pub trivia; a grumpy old man; a schizophrenic; a kids basketball coach; a magician; a dominatrix; a medieval history professor fond of LARP-ing; and a ballroom dancer, to name a few.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pair that with viewers lusting after a sociopathic stalker, fantasizing about Joe's killer looks.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, disordered labor disputes have added to the sense of lawlessness and have worsened the economic decline.—
Lindsay Benstead,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2013
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Her new home is a castle, and these new surroundings stoke her delirious fantasies of marrying local nobleman Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth), poet and heartthrob.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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All the nervous energy that had built up at American Airlines Center was released in a burst of delirious joy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Oscars are your beloved but slightly uptight grandma; the Golden Globes are your fun cousin who sometimes gets a little too sloppy at parties, and the SAG Awards are your cool young aunt who knows how to have a good time but always keeps it classy.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.—
Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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