as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixation
Today’s fixation on Love Story-era minimalism and the enduring mythmaking of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy only underscores the idea that a great pair of jeans can do as much personal-style work as anything else.
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The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Gray also spoke about Colt's fixation on school shooters and photographs on his wall of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman responsible for the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Iceboating, a common fixation of turn-of-the-century sportswriters, fell out of favor for several decades, and the Van Nostrand lost its lustre.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
As the presence takes a curious fixation on teenage Chloe (Callina Liang), a moving story of grief and trauma unfolds.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Gray also spoke about Colt's fixation on school shooters and photographs on his wall of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman responsible for the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Iceboating, a common fixation of turn-of-the-century sportswriters, fell out of favor for several decades, and the Van Nostrand lost its lustre.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
As the presence takes a curious fixation on teenage Chloe (Callina Liang), a moving story of grief and trauma unfolds.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
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At the root of the trove of emails and depositions from Jeffrey Epstein released to the public is a concerningly underreported obsession with race and eugenics.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Meanwhile, as the protagonist and Vladimir develop a connection, her growing obsession with him reawakens her long dormant creative drive.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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