one-track
adjective
: marked by often narrowly restricted attention to or absorption in just one thing
a one-track mind
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The range of issues has some Republicans thinking outside the box and even beyond the framework of the dueling one-track versus two-track budget process that’s been advanced alternatively in the House and Senate.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Jiggs, the aggressor with the one-track mind, had his nose parted by the claw of a bobcat and almost died from a porcupine disaster which left his jaws and throat studded with broken and deeply imbedded quills.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Graham has also stated his intention to push his own one-track budget proposal through the Senate Budget Committee by Thursday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
In Latest Survey With Race Nearly Tied Despite this, investors seem to have made up their one-track mind.
—Howard Yu, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Harvesting basil Basil has a one-track mind: to sprout, grow, flower and set seed to reproduce.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Having a one-track mind is more likely to be a liability than a benefit, especially if the track runs to certain destinations.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Languid despite its brevity, the movie occasionally loses its wider perspective beneath a one-track focus on individual lives.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Jiggs, the aggressor with the one-track mind, had his nose parted by the claw of a bobcat and almost died from a porcupine disaster which left his jaws and throat studded with broken and deeply imbedded quills.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Graham has also stated his intention to push his own one-track budget proposal through the Senate Budget Committee by Thursday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
In Latest Survey With Race Nearly Tied Despite this, investors seem to have made up their one-track mind.
—Howard Yu, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Harvesting basil Basil has a one-track mind: to sprout, grow, flower and set seed to reproduce.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Having a one-track mind is more likely to be a liability than a benefit, especially if the track runs to certain destinations.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Languid despite its brevity, the movie occasionally loses its wider perspective beneath a one-track focus on individual lives.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
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“One-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-track. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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