as in institution
a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
has been a fixture in the Republican Party for the last 30 years
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Recent Examples of fixture
It was led by Coale, Trump’s former lawyer and a fixture of the Washington political scene; Coale has been married for 46 years to the news anchor Greta Van Susteren, formerly of Fox News.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
By the peak of its popularity in the early 2000s, Claire's had grown into a fixture of malls.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Most notably, they were made to warm up in cramped indoor spaces prior to the first couple of rounds of fixtures, with the pitch’s condition cited as the reason.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
By the peak of its popularity in the early 2000s, Claire's had grown into a fixture of malls.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Most notably, they were made to warm up in cramped indoor spaces prior to the first couple of rounds of fixtures, with the pitch’s condition cited as the reason.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixture
Noun
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Not just between people and technology, but between industries, systems and institutions.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The announcement comes two days after Swenson, the institution's president since September 2022, was placed on administrative leave, effective immediately.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That decade-plus-old project’s ascent gives her control over the loftiest two positions on the ranking of the most consumed dance albums in the U.S. Lady Gaga Controls Three Spots on the Dance Tally The pop icon fills three spaces on the Top Dance Albums chart this frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Warm magnolia, Bulgarian rose, tangerine, and musk swirl into a skin-hugging composition that’s sultry, subtle, and undeniably chic—just like the icon herself.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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