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fetish

[fet-ish, fee-tish] / ˈfɛt ɪʃ, ˈfi tɪʃ /




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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

We are running on the energy of farmers’ labor and transmuting it into fetish object, and it feels almost beautiful on set in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2024

Where many streaming mysteries make a fetish of style, depth, sociopolitical relevance and formal novelty, aiming to become conversation starters, the conversation around “Bad Monkey” might run simply like this:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2024

Komfo Anokye was a powerful fetish priest - a person believed to act as a mediator between the spirit and living.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2023

His needs were obscure to me, and what I could perceive of them seemed to me ridiculous, laughable, like a fetish for lace-up shoes.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

As far as design fetishes go, gold is a logical one.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Our interconnected society resembles every worst part of civilization throughout history, but with a few new fetishes of its own.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

People flocked to the roads, banging with sticks and fetishes on the hoods of the army convoy that took him away.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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