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
Perhaps the most fitting cameo comes from Hilton, who perfectly embodies the film's primary thematic fixations: celebrity, entrepreneurship, and the power of the internet.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
The designer is taking part in Milan Men’s Fashion Week with a daylong event on Friday that is part boutique opening and part presentation of the spring 2026 collection, rooted in fluidity and charm and built on his fixation for rebooting ’80s silhouettes.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The withdrawn teen obsessively draws dark spiders in class and shows a disturbing fixation on news reports of school shootings.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
Anderson loves his characters to have their fixations as a way to fill his worlds with collections and things.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
The designer is taking part in Milan Men’s Fashion Week with a daylong event on Friday that is part boutique opening and part presentation of the spring 2026 collection, rooted in fluidity and charm and built on his fixation for rebooting ’80s silhouettes.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The withdrawn teen obsessively draws dark spiders in class and shows a disturbing fixation on news reports of school shootings.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
Anderson loves his characters to have their fixations as a way to fill his worlds with collections and things.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
Noun
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Given my obsession with identity, Simon’s comments on access control caught my eye.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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What matters is whether genuine compatibility exists beneath the obsession.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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