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
Bella’s teenage son, Aidan (Curtis Tennant), has a fixation on Laz.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth is surely right that public life has been overtaken by a narrow fixation on data and measurement.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
These callouts stem from a broader cultural fixation on authenticity in the digital age.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth is surely right that public life has been overtaken by a narrow fixation on data and measurement.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
These callouts stem from a broader cultural fixation on authenticity in the digital age.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fixation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
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There were no major returning actors or ongoing storylines, save for the Yautja’s somewhat inexplicable obsession with intergalactic trophy hunting, and most attempts to reboot the property failed to explain why this series should exist in the first place.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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What’s lingering beneath the surface — jealousy, passion, obsession — is brought to life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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