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
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Writer-director Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, which cast him as a lonely guy who befriends, alienates, then becomes fixated on a cool neighbor (Paul Rudd), has some great moments but falters midway through due to a predictable plot.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, the industry was fixated on hydrogen and other ways of turning normal gas into something more climate-friendly.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Hornets are attempting to alter the narrative that’s hovered over the franchise for the better part of the past two decades and are fixated on doing it sooner than later.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Writer-director Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, which cast him as a lonely guy who befriends, alienates, then becomes fixated on a cool neighbor (Paul Rudd), has some great moments but falters midway through due to a predictable plot.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But Postman, then a professor of culture and media studies at NYU, believed Americans were fixated on the wrong dystopia.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, the industry was fixated on hydrogen and other ways of turning normal gas into something more climate-friendly.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixated
Verb
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Here was an artist who had stared death in the face and lived to write reasonably well about it.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kerkering stared straight ahead.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the show, Hartley is a 15-year-old girl from a nearby town whom Gein becomes obsessed with, abducts and later kills.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Oct. 2025
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Prom Night Three years after an obsessed teacher killed her family, Donna Keppel has gotten her life back together enough to attend her Senior Prom.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the photo’s bottom‑left corner, a child pressed to someone’s chest gazed directly at the viewer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Your monomaniacal focus creates your monopoly.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lebda also once eyed another sport too.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Filming is being eyed for Q1, 2026.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Like Notre Dame, the Cougars and Beavers are considered at-large candidates during the two-year transition phase.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Lee's distinguished career includes his indelible performances as Dracula for Hammer Film Productions, and even with his illustrious list of acting credits, Lee considered Lord Summerisle one of his finest roles.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The main culprits are well known – speeding, alcohol, distracted driving, and the simple failure to wear a seatbelt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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While Polarity, Greg, Sam, and Jordan keep Cipher distracted, Emma, Cate, and Annabeth go looking for her.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fans in brown, gold and white waved white World Series pennants, peered through binoculars or just yelled and clapped.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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