as in attracting
to hold one's attention to an extreme degree
The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching.
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Recent Examples of obsessing
Don't spend too long obsessing over a mistake.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mercier has been obsessing over sculptures and busts for the last 15 years.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
People flocked to the TikTok video, obsessing over the surprising way she had been blessed with two cats, and as of Thursday, the clip reached over 975,000 views.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
But he’s learned to let go, to look back with gratitude, and to honor his journey without obsessing over what’s next.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
In a world of student loans and ever-increasing housing costs, the notion of devoting all of your time to obsessing over the meaning of nineteenth-century poetry does indeed feel like more of a fantasy than witchcraft or demons.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
For more on And Just Like That …, sign up for And Just Like That … Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
In one scene, Mo’s mother, Yusra (Farah Bsieso), can’t tear her eyes from her phone, obsessing over a news story about a Palestinian school destroyed by Israel instead of enjoying Thanksgiving with her family.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mercier has been obsessing over sculptures and busts for the last 15 years.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
People flocked to the TikTok video, obsessing over the surprising way she had been blessed with two cats, and as of Thursday, the clip reached over 975,000 views.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
But he’s learned to let go, to look back with gratitude, and to honor his journey without obsessing over what’s next.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
In a world of student loans and ever-increasing housing costs, the notion of devoting all of your time to obsessing over the meaning of nineteenth-century poetry does indeed feel like more of a fantasy than witchcraft or demons.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
For more on And Just Like That …, sign up for And Just Like That … Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
In one scene, Mo’s mother, Yusra (Farah Bsieso), can’t tear her eyes from her phone, obsessing over a news story about a Palestinian school destroyed by Israel instead of enjoying Thanksgiving with her family.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessing
attracting
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Aside from benzoyl peroxide, glycerin softens and plumps the skin by attracting moisture.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Removing Burned Stains From A Toaster Sweet toaster pastries and other foods can melt and stick to interior surfaces of a toaster, attracting crumbs that burn during cooking.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Obsessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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