Thesaurus results for FIXTURE

fixture

noun

ˈfiks-chər

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 From the presidential inauguration to high-profile dinners to a documentary screening, Big Tech leaders have become a fixture at the White House. —

Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Saudi Arabia doesn’t depend as much on foreign tourists, but internal travel is driven by events, and as conferences, concerts, and major sporting fixtures like Formula 1 have been postponed, bookings have dried up. —

Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The backstory The resort rises on the site of the former Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, a beloved fixture that served generations of locals and was best known for HB’s and the Sunset Bar. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Washi paper light fixtures, traditional sliding doors, and native foliage are just a few of the contemporary Japanese design elements embedded in this stay, which coexist with a sleek modern kitchen setup and a hot tub. —

Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixture

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Noun

Politics, with all its mechanisms, its conflicts, and its institutions, exists because people—even, somehow, reasonable people—disagree.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
That is exactly the kind of work Imas has in mind—not performance, not artistry, but the irreducibly human judgment that holds complex institutions together.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026