as in enraptured (by)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
was so besotted by the movies that as a kid he'd sometimes spend all day staring up at the silver screen
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obsessed
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Sid’s next door neighbor and best friend, who became obsessed with her after Sidney’s book Out of Darkness encouraged her to kill her abusive husband.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026 -
While that controversy may have caused the politically-obsessed to view the men’s gold medal differently, Swayman was still very much walking on air.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Besotted (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted%20%28by%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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