fixated
adjective
fix·at·ed
ˈfik-ˌsā-təd 
: arrested in development or adjustment
especially
: arrested at a pregenital level of psychosexual development
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Businesses are fixated on optimization, so solutions alone are not the goal.
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Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Some leaders are fixated on investments in toilet-to-tap, which isn’t cost-efficient.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The idea goes back decades, to when Zadikian was working in Iran with art dealer Tony Shafrazi and became fixated on the way laborers stacked clay bricks, repeating the same gesture over and over until something larger took shape.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Trump—fixated on securing his legacy with a ballroom and a triumphal arch—appears increasingly erratic, unfocused, and unfit for the job assigned to him.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Some leaders are fixated on investments in toilet-to-tap, which isn’t cost-efficient.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The idea goes back decades, to when Zadikian was working in Iran with art dealer Tony Shafrazi and became fixated on the way laborers stacked clay bricks, repeating the same gesture over and over until something larger took shape.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Trump—fixated on securing his legacy with a ballroom and a triumphal arch—appears increasingly erratic, unfocused, and unfit for the job assigned to him.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixated. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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