as in institution
a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
has been a fixture in the Republican Party for the last 30 years
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Recent Examples of fixture
Seven decades later, the Bomb Pop remains a fixture of ice cream trucks and Fourth of July celebrations across the country.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Formula 1 weekends are no longer operating simply as sporting fixtures.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Each fixture is topped with a discreet solar panel that charges throughout the day and automatically illuminates at night, so there's no wiring required.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
—
Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Formula 1 weekends are no longer operating simply as sporting fixtures.
—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Each fixture is topped with a discreet solar panel that charges throughout the day and automatically illuminates at night, so there's no wiring required.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for fixture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixture
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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.
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The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
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Music icon Taylor Swift and football star Travis Kelce, who announced their engagement in August 2025, are anticipated to tie the knot very soon.
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As a nod to the building’s legacy, where Hollywood’s earliest icons broke away from major studios to control their own work, AJU Continuum has launched its own in-house booking team for the live entertainment venue.
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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