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sublimation

[suhb-luh-may-shuhn] / ˌsʌb ləˈmeɪ ʃən /




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But for Kusama, art wasn’t a path chosen for fame and fortune; art was a sublimation and a salve for her compulsive tendencies and psychotic episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"However, the sublimation process continues, and so the sand keeps on being blasted in all directions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

In many ways, the film was a sublimation of the career-long anxieties of its director/co-writer, Billy Wilder, and co-star Swanson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

But the quality of her performance depends on how deeply she can sink into the role, and Nikki will do anything — consciously or otherwise — to achieve utter sublimation, and, in turn, total perfection.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

So I lost almost 300 liters to sublimation.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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