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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The oil market remains fixated on the strait, which has been largely closed since the US and Israeli attack on Iran in February that ignited the war.
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Jake Lloyd-Smith, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Knox points out one item—called the Reader Rattan armchair—that Anderson in particular fixated on making cozy and huggable.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Traders are fixated on when oil might resume flowing through the strait.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Women and girls are becoming only more fixated on their beauty.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jake Lloyd-Smith, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Knox points out one item—called the Reader Rattan armchair—that Anderson in particular fixated on making cozy and huggable.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Traders are fixated on when oil might resume flowing through the strait.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Women and girls are becoming only more fixated on their beauty.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixated. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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