monomaniac

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monomaniac
Adjective
  • Dan Fogelman became obsessed with crafting a story about the world’s most powerful people after having a meeting with a billionaire a decade ago and hearing a loud bang on his drive home.
    Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
  • Why is the Perseverance rover so obsessed with this little labyrinth?
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Their actual, personal stories are richer, more nuanced, less fixated on the facts and acts of brutality that give rise to displacement.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
  • Shot through the back (Final Destination 5) Peter becomes fixated on the idea that taking another life will get Death to leave him alone.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • While there have been phone calls between the two, the handshake accompanied by the frantic clicks of camera shutters will mark the start of the new German-US relationship.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • Irritatingly, my frantic battle to do so is not sufficiently compelling to warrant further description.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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“Monomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomaniac. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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