as in obsessed
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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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Maybe murder seems like the easier solution to a person who is so fixated on maintaining her new lifestyle and public persona, created on the back of her sincere grief.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Owner Monica Farlow shared a video of her American bull mix, Delilah, fixated on the manhole.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But Sarah is fixated on the disaster, in which two people were killed and a small girl was hospitalized and then vanishes.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Maybe murder seems like the easier solution to a person who is so fixated on maintaining her new lifestyle and public persona, created on the back of her sincere grief.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Many school superintendents and parents say state leaders have been fixated on the wrong things if the goal is to improve schools.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Owner Monica Farlow shared a video of her American bull mix, Delilah, fixated on the manhole.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixated
Adjective
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One man who became obsessed with Garfield after his 1880 speech was the eccentric Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), and the series follows his attempts to get a job in the administration.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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If headlines are any indication, at no point in recent history has the American public been more obsessed with the toilets in their national parks.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After the photo opportunity, the girls stared at Minnie with Bennett taking a particular interest in the Disney character’s glam look.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps this is the first time the group stared into the rearview mirror to think about something akin to a greatest hits set.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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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Reaching the moon 56 years ago meant a monomaniacal focus on that one goal, not the split attention—and split budgets—of maintaining a permanent presence in low-Earth orbit while simultaneously trying to reach another world.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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That means by the end of 2030, the iconic ISS – where the world's astronauts have lived, worked and gazed upon the cosmos for more than two decades – will be no more.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, this is a coffee table book that’s meant to be savored and not just gazed at.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The entrepreneur was seemingly distracted and disengaged to the point where Snoop had to call her attention back.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Better, but invites distracted glances with every notification.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People have eyed Pelosi’s daughter, Christine, as a possible successor, as well.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film is expected to complete production later this fall, with a festival run eyed for 2026.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cameras showed Spoelstra pulling up to the house and looking distraught, according to WSVN-TV in Miami.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In footage from local station WPLG-TV, Spoelstra, 55, was at the scene, looking distraught as firefighters battled the flames.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Julann Carney, a Realtor and property manager in Sherwood, said the plans for the money raised by the bonds are ill considered and add too much to the bills of residents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Laughton was elected as a state representative in 2012, she was considered to be the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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