fixate (on or upon)

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Verb
  • Sink Into a Hot Stone Bath For as long as anyone can remember, Bhutanese have treasured hot stone baths.
    JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Tinsley said consumers should remember that BNPL loans usually put them on a stricter repayment schedule than credit cards.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • As she was cleared of the most serious charges, Read hugged her lawyers — as booming cheers could be heard from the crowd gathered outside.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 June 2025
  • Swift, who was spotted in town the night before attending the Stanley Cup Finals with boyfriend Travis Kelce, went room to room, hugging patients, chatting, and taking photos with patients and hospital staff alike.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
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“Fixate (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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