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
Trump's fixation on the Kennedy Center has drawn plenty of ire from members of the late president's family.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 July 2025
Others raised doubts that elite universities — with their swelling administrative costs, staggering tuition rates and contentious ideological fixations — are prudent stewards of taxpayer dollars.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Fifty years later, Nye and Keohane, longtime colleagues and friends, reunited for a final time in Foreign Affairs’ pages, to argue that President Donald Trump’s single-minded fixation on hard power risks weakening the real sources of U.S. strength.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Bowser, the mayor of D.C., downplayed the suggestion that Trump’s most recent fixation would ultimately derail a plan that has been bandied about for years.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 July 2025
Others raised doubts that elite universities — with their swelling administrative costs, staggering tuition rates and contentious ideological fixations — are prudent stewards of taxpayer dollars.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Fifty years later, Nye and Keohane, longtime colleagues and friends, reunited for a final time in Foreign Affairs’ pages, to argue that President Donald Trump’s single-minded fixation on hard power risks weakening the real sources of U.S. strength.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Bowser, the mayor of D.C., downplayed the suggestion that Trump’s most recent fixation would ultimately derail a plan that has been bandied about for years.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
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In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Unlike millennials, who grew up on 1990s diet culture and calorie obsession, Gen Z views food through a wellness lens, focusing on long-term benefits, mental health, and natural ingredients.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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