as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixation
In other words, many reforms can help the average player more than the union’s unhealthy fixation with rare $100 million contracts.
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Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Today’s fixation on Love Story-era minimalism and the enduring mythmaking of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy only underscores the idea that a great pair of jeans can do as much personal-style work as anything else.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Gray also spoke about Colt's fixation on school shooters and photographs on his wall of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman responsible for the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Iceboating, a common fixation of turn-of-the-century sportswriters, fell out of favor for several decades, and the Van Nostrand lost its lustre.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Today’s fixation on Love Story-era minimalism and the enduring mythmaking of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy only underscores the idea that a great pair of jeans can do as much personal-style work as anything else.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Gray also spoke about Colt's fixation on school shooters and photographs on his wall of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman responsible for the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Iceboating, a common fixation of turn-of-the-century sportswriters, fell out of favor for several decades, and the Van Nostrand lost its lustre.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
Noun
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This is not manufactured, like the DeSantis administration’s obsession with bogus fluoride studies or vaccine conspiracies.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession with the telephone sparks a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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