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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 Tesla shares, the backbone of Musk’s personal fortune, are down 37% from their post-election peak, when Musk was becoming a fixture at Mar-a-Lago. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 July 2025 Some are big-picture choices, like home orientation, floor plan, and building materials, while others are aesthetic selections, like cabinetry and light fixtures. Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 25 June 2025 Blue Goose had been a fixture in the community for nearly 100 years until its closing, according to past reporting. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 Canada and El Salvador will meet in a decisive Group B fixture at the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup on June 24 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fixture
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Noun
  • As passed by the House in late May, the One Big Beautiful Bill (its Trumpian name) increased the current 1.4% excise tax on college endowments’ investment earnings to as high as 21% for the richest institutions—those with endowments worth more than $2 million a student.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • His dismissive attitude emanates from Oasis’ heyday, when the band was being feted regularly with awards primarily from British institutions.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Wintour stood apart as a true icon — the ultimate curator not only of style, but of her own myth.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Country music icon Keith Urban appeared to abruptly hang up on radio hosts during an interview after being asked a question about wife Nicole Kidman.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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