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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Baldwin is shown cleaning the interior of a garbage can; Hilaria and one of his children gently rib him and describe him as obsessive-compulsive.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
In one scene together, Alec and Hilaria discuss the 30 Rock alum's obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
SSRIs are first choice treatments for mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).7
Lexapro is available in tablet and liquid forms.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Baldwin is shown cleaning the interior of a garbage can; Hilaria and one of his children gently rib him and describe him as obsessive-compulsive.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
In one scene together, Alec and Hilaria discuss the 30 Rock alum's obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
SSRIs are first choice treatments for mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).7
Lexapro is available in tablet and liquid forms.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obsessive-compulsive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
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Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Or is Julia, as the men in her life keep telling her, just being paranoid?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 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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George Clooney stars as a handsome war correspondent who comes to cover the Potsdam negotiations, Tobey Maguire plays the sociopathic soldier whose death sparks the plot, and Cate Blanchett plays the Jewish prostitute who both men love in their own unhelpful ways.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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After all, Milla is a true believer who goes tragically wrong, not a sociopathic manipulator.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
Adjective
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The Islanders filled up Nassau Coliseum one more time in the spring of 2021, when another delirious run to the semis provided the backdrop and the soundtrack as life seemed to return to normal.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Oliver was adorably giggly on his 20th Colbert appearance, the pair seemingly delirious from having to cover one of the worst moments in American history.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of the body’s own cells becomes damaged or corrupted and then multiplies to create copies of its aberrant self.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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This not only paints a wider picture of his life and interests outside his Milan office, but frames his medical specialties as part of this natural world — his focus is the nature of human bodies, desires and impulses — rather than as something aberrant, as in the minds of detractors.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Everything feels so uptight these days and few people seem to be amusing themselves.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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Maybe being a micromanager and a little uptight weren’t such horrible things after all.—
Mark Barabak,
The Mercury News,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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