as in obsessive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
his compulsive clowning around can sometimes be annoying
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Recent Examples of compulsive
The type of content that gets created and recommended is not the best content, but the content that elicits the most compulsive and predictable response from the human brain.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
That can lead to addiction and compulsive drinking, Piccirillo adds.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 5 Feb. 2025
Compared to the general population, adults with ADHD have a much higher prevalence of substance abuse, smoking, financial turmoil, unemployment, self-harm, poor sleeping habits, compulsive behaviors and housing instability.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys argued that all of this happened because the whole family suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, 9News reported.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
That can lead to addiction and compulsive drinking, Piccirillo adds.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 5 Feb. 2025
Compared to the general population, adults with ADHD have a much higher prevalence of substance abuse, smoking, financial turmoil, unemployment, self-harm, poor sleeping habits, compulsive behaviors and housing instability.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys argued that all of this happened because the whole family suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, 9News reported.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compulsive
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“Compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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