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as in stared
to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something
—usually + on or upon
The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall. Why do journalists fixate on scandals?
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Recent Examples of fixated
Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Lusti and Pierrel must be hyper-fixated on precision, because every single body movement on a rock face that steep comes with consequences.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
And unlike Hemingway, who tends to be fixated on honorable men thrust into, or just emerging from, Big Moments—frequently war—McGuane is interested in large-souled men in smaller moments.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But some Republicans who face tough reelection bids remain fixated on the looming spike in ACA costs.
—Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Lusti and Pierrel must be hyper-fixated on precision, because every single body movement on a rock face that steep comes with consequences.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Some of the most defining writers of the modern age were fixated on the idea of Dante as a contemporary, and their recognition points up the poet’s unorthodoxies.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
And unlike Hemingway, who tends to be fixated on honorable men thrust into, or just emerging from, Big Moments—frequently war—McGuane is interested in large-souled men in smaller moments.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixated
Adjective
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Isaia Huron’s Concubiana is truly a masterpiece, and I haven’t been so obsessed with a project from start to finish since Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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The film, about a novelist who is kidnapped by an obsessed fan, stars James Caan and Kathy Bates, who won an Academy Award for her performance.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Green Bay Packers’ first-year team president stared blankly out at Soldier Field from the first row of the press box.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Half our motley crew of six still stared at our phones, though.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The hosts embark on a monomaniacal investigation, armed with an impressive amount of evidence to support their hypothesis that there’s a greater purpose to Adams’s penchant for the bathtub.—
Benjamin Cannon,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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Until the cycle is broken, the monomaniacal goal of Bills Mafia will be to outlast the Chiefs in the postseason.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The pair—who’ve been married since 2018—held hands and gazed at each other, and the Love Again star was photographed adjusting her husband’s black bow tie and putting her hand on his chest.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Countless people around the world have unknowingly gazed into a fourth-floor room of the former Jefferson Hotel in Phoenix.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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That the impossible standards we're sold are designed to keep us small, distracted, and spending money on the next fix.—
Sarah Oreck,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The issue resonates not only at the AU, but in Ethiopia itself, which has long eyed Somaliland’s ports as a strategic outlet for the landlocked country.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump likes symbolic dates as well, and originally had eyed the period around Christmas for the assault.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Johnson was distraught last week, after falling just short in his first start of the season, against Dallas.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Nearly a week since the killings, family members of the beloved couple have set up a fundraiser for the distraught children.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Before the Refugio oil spill, the pipelines under All Plains were considered intrastate because the previous owner filed tariffs with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Harbaugh is considered by many to be the top candidate for multiple teams following his 18-year tenure leading the Ravens.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixated. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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