{"id":192612,"date":"2026-03-03T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/cambridge-dictionarys-2025-word-of-the-year-captures-an-unhealthy-modern-phenomenon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T05:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:45:17","slug":"cambridge-dictionarys-2025-word-of-the-year-captures-an-unhealthy-modern-phenomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/cambridge-dictionarys-2025-word-of-the-year-captures-an-unhealthy-modern-phenomenon\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge Dictionary\u2019s 2025 word of the year captures an \u2018unhealthy\u2019 modern phenomenon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/cambridge-dictionary-2025-word-captures-000101882.html\">Cambridge Dictionary\u2019s 2025 word of the year captures an \u2018unhealthy\u2019 modern phenomenon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/cambridge-dictionary-2025-word-captures-000101882.html\">https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/cambridge-dictionary-2025-word-captures-000101882.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-03 23:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aol.com\">www.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summary of the article detailing the phenomenon of parasocial relationships, provided as an unordered list with 5 key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Definition and Origin<\/strong>: The term \u201cparasocial\u201d was coined in 1956 by sociologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl to describe the relationships television viewers formed with TV personalities. 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