fixate (on)

verb

Definition of fixate (on)next
as in to obsess (over)

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  1. heed
  2. attend
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  • So the question is, at this point, whether or not the Democratic Party will heed that and invest in Black voters today leading into 2028.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Successive administrations failed to heed Morgenthau’s warnings and instead plunged the United States deeper into the war.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of heed
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  • The Vatican said Saturday that another 10,000 had attended, despite the morning rain and blustery, gray skies.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Jewish students should be able to attend class, enter campus buildings, and participate in student organizations without ancestry- or faith-based discrimination.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of attend
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“Fixate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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