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
This is a novel about Jewish bodies and how people respond to them, the toll of obsession, and the conflicting currents of desire and unease that shake and startle a deep romantic fixation.
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Inner emptiness has always been a fixation of Ye.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
Liking became fixation, watching became safeguarding, asking turned to prosecution, trying devolved to optimizing, noticing twisted into diagnosis.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
In the Project Swagger live podcast taping at South by Southwest on March 13 with Peloton instructor Robin Arzón, the former Shark Tank star shared his recent high-protein lunch fixation – baby clams and honey on an egg white wrap.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Inner emptiness has always been a fixation of Ye.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
Liking became fixation, watching became safeguarding, asking turned to prosecution, trying devolved to optimizing, noticing twisted into diagnosis.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
In the Project Swagger live podcast taping at South by Southwest on March 13 with Peloton instructor Robin Arzón, the former Shark Tank star shared his recent high-protein lunch fixation – baby clams and honey on an egg white wrap.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
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In late November, the annual Anegada Lobster Festival takes the island's year-round lobster love and turns it into an obsession, with local restaurants featuring special dishes and plenty of events making the spiny Anegada lobster the star of the show.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plus, though last year’s obsession with polka dots hasn’t completely died down, eye-catching horizontal stripes are threatening to dethrone spots as the pattern du jour.—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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