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
Despite the obsession with her disappearance, parts of her story have never gotten their due.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The comic book connoisseur, superhero loving, biography reading version of myself has an obsession with origin stories.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Looking for your next neutral nail obsession?
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
Her character's magnetic pull toward Stephen DeMarco, despite every red flag, certainly mirrors a Water sign’s tendency to equate love with obsession.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The comic book connoisseur, superhero loving, biography reading version of myself has an obsession with origin stories.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Looking for your next neutral nail obsession?
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
Her character's magnetic pull toward Stephen DeMarco, despite every red flag, certainly mirrors a Water sign’s tendency to equate love with obsession.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for obsession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
Noun
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Rodríguez herself hasn't embraced meaningful public debate of the nation's problems other than announcing the creation of an advisory commission on political co-existence to be headed by Villegas' brother, Culture Minister Ernesto Villegas.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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But to him, all of the town’s problems stemmed from one pivotal source.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Ward said her mother was fascinated with the mystery of Amelia Earhart, and that fascination turned into countless trips to air shows and museums.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Capasa highlighted how this will have an impact for the next 12 to 36 months, recalling the success of Milan’s Expo in 2015, and underscored the ongoing fascination between fashion and sports, pointing to the example of EA7 Emporio Armani outfitting the Italian team.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The invisible line Shane, 33, was a closet gambler who hid his growing preoccupation from friends and family.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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For me, that says something about my preoccupation with monsters-in-disguise and the agency of women in both uncovering and conquering violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Investigators later concluded he was not aligned with any particular extremist ideology, but had developed an online fixation on previous school shooters.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The roots of this fixation go back decades, as Japan slowly shifted from an economic juggernaut to a cultural superpower exporting everything from Tamagotchi toys to Pokémon to Naruto.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mikomi sees images generated by Grok of her wearing specific fetish outfits, or her body contorted or placed in strange contexts.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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How to protect your personal information GameStop mania fed off investor angst.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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But in the current mania surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo, everyone seems to be missing the forest for the trees.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The test of whether organizations will translate that enthusiasm into political wins won't come until November.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hardware enthusiasm While there are doubts about the software industry, Wall Street has resounding confidence that hardware companies are AI winners.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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