psych
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“The Housemaid” initially appears to have those trappings, slowly revealing that Nina is on a steady cocktail of antipsychotics after a trip to the psych ward.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
"Every day I have a call from the welfare team from Channel 4 and I also have access to a psych as well and they're fantastic," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
Grammer notes there were a couple of psych majors on the original series’ writing staff, but their expertise didn’t come into play that much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
He tries to psych Josh out, lunging for a hit but really just moving the foil tip slightly while all the time bouncing.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
This is a woman who psychs herself up in the mirror and raps to herself, in order to ...
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2017
“He’s like Muhammad Ali, he psychs out all the other horses,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2017
Before trials, he psychs himself up by yelling “Showtime!,” in a nod to “All That Jazz.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2015
You can also designate a "Fit Song," so at the touch of a button you hear the tune that always psychs you up to go all out.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2012
You fooled the top psychs of the Board.
From Masters of Space by Berry, Robert Lee
His father said that his son would have been "absolutely psyched" that the company's new laboratory was being named in his honour.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Netflix is so psyched about generative software that it’s spent the year acquiring an A.I. production studio, launching a different studio for A.I.-animated shorts, and re-creating Gene Wilder’s voice for a Willy Wonka–themed game show.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Knicks are psyched about having support on the road.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
“We’re psyched for five more years with our fans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
I was psyched, I'm talking totally gassed about this.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
It can be a challenge to find motivation while working without concrete deadlines, but Isaac and Karen share ideas for psyching yourself into a creative routine.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2023
“When I look at a combination of attributes of a player, I think Micah has no problem psyching himself up to a rage,” Jones said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
“He’s not thinking. We came in together and you can be worried about your future a little bit, what’s going to happen. You start psyching yourself out. I think he’s just playing free.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
This evening will be the music contest as well as the visual arts contest, so a lot of kids have guitars and the people in bands are all horsing around, psyching themselves up.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
