fetish
Example Sentences
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Twins were believed to be the result of fetishes.
From New York Times
Someone watching “Lynch/Oz” isn’t likely to need reminding that the history of movies is a history of other movies, or that lots of directors have thematic and visual fetishes.
From Los Angeles Times
With great subversiveness, Portis consistently abjured America’s postwar fetishes for progress, social mobility and affluence.
From Washington Post
“We have to leave old taboos and old fetishes behind,” Mr. Macron said.
From New York Times
Maxine Kingston grew up in San Francisco, surly in a household ruled by inexplicable taboos and fetishes.
From New York Times
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