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
According to Sports Illustrated, FIFA was forced to slash ticket prices for the opening fixture of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup due to sluggish sales.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Looking at the opening fixtures, Real Madrid’s Vinicus Jr and Mbappe appear to be the key targets for Matchday 1 teams, while there’s an early opportunity to use the 12th Man booster on Haaland for this round of games.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 June 2025
And with no qualifiers, the fixture calendar for all three teams are wide open between the Gold Cup and the World Cup.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The ambitious and flashy pop culture fixture was a kingmaker in the rap game and pop world, and later expanded his career into fashion, television and spirits over the past 30 years.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Looking at the opening fixtures, Real Madrid’s Vinicus Jr and Mbappe appear to be the key targets for Matchday 1 teams, while there’s an early opportunity to use the 12th Man booster on Haaland for this round of games.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 June 2025
And with no qualifiers, the fixture calendar for all three teams are wide open between the Gold Cup and the World Cup.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The ambitious and flashy pop culture fixture was a kingmaker in the rap game and pop world, and later expanded his career into fashion, television and spirits over the past 30 years.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixture
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Drug discovery was once led by private companies, but now half of new patents stem from academia, with US institutions accounting for 87% of those, Kevin Gardner and Michael Kinch wrote in STAT News.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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The question is whether institutions will take it—before the public demands it from them.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Their performance is judged by a rotating panel of experts and global icons—from women’s football leaders to climate scientists—who bring credibility and visibility to the movement.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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With vibrant, squiggly animation that relies heavily on archival imagery and a riotous sense of rhythm, Odermatt delivers a short that is both a parody and a love letter to one of opera and pop culture’s greatest 20th century icons.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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