as in to obsess (over)
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The moon enters Gemini this morning, encouraging you to heed a creative impulse.—
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But there’s eerie stuff going down on this old farmhouse, and Todd just won’t heed his furry best friend’s warnings.—
Laura Martin,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lupe spent her middle and high school years attending the Denver School of the Arts, pursuing a major in drama and minor in creative writing.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Posting on social media, people slammed the Democrat for attending a family friend's wedding abroad on October 9, just two days before a state of emergency was declared on October 11 due to the floods.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Fixate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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