as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
her latest obsession is a movie star who she thinks is very handsome
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Recent Examples of obsession
The democratic socialist obsession with the world’s only Jewish state is horrifying.
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
There hasn’t been this level of cultural obsession over a wedding in American history in a while.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
So, each novel has emerged from this obsession with perfecting your own prose.
—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for obsession
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
There hasn’t been this level of cultural obsession over a wedding in American history in a while.
—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
So, each novel has emerged from this obsession with perfecting your own prose.
—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for obsession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
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Teams that are not ready solve yesterday's problems and call it strategy.
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The pool did not open Saturday with the city's other outdoor pools after mechanical problems delayed the start of the season for the second consecutive year.
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The fact that my son and his girlfriend live in Kansas City certainly helped spark our newfound fascination.
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Vintage furnishings lend fashion their references Fashion’s growing fascination with vintage furniture is often explained through nostalgia, authenticity, or sustainability.
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Photography now joins a broader trend of a generational preoccupation with physical cultural objects and media.
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Other Latin American artists identified with the Surrealists, including Kati Horna and Leonor Fini, will also appear in the show, which will explore their preoccupation with imagery informed by the movement, such as death, dreaming, masks, and skeletons.
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All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president's long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
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All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president’s long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.
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So what’s up with the foot fetish?
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An OnlyFans fetish creator, who recorded herself as a 56-year-old client wrapped in Saran wrap suffocated, has been sentenced to four years in prison for the man’s death.
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This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.
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The Knicks were actually good, breaking a 53-year-drought by winning the NBA championship and inspiring acts of passion and mania across the city.
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Despite the crypto down market, Securitize is riding a wave of enthusiasm for tokenization as Wall Street increasingly experiments with blockchains.
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Neon wisely positioned itself as the exact right home for that enthusiasm with an inventive promotional tour that included, among other stops, a free gas giveaway.
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