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
Cooper and Jennifer Bailey were fixtures in their North Texas community and were always looking for opportunities to serve others, according to friends and co-workers.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
For the first time ever, 48 teams will compete in the tournament across North America in a massive 104-fixture schedule.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The reality star's husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, also a fixture on the Hulu show, filed for their legal split on Thursday, March 19, People and TMZ report.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The derby was sandwiched between a Champions League fixture away to Bayer Leverkusen and a Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Fulham.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
For the first time ever, 48 teams will compete in the tournament across North America in a massive 104-fixture schedule.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The reality star's husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, also a fixture on the Hulu show, filed for their legal split on Thursday, March 19, People and TMZ report.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The derby was sandwiched between a Champions League fixture away to Bayer Leverkusen and a Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Fulham.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixture
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Being vocally left-leaning thus provides social status benefits and forms of self-congratulation that being conservative doesn't (if anything, in terms of the broader culture and the opinion-formulating institutions, conservatism tends to be rather lonely and something of a social liability).—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Given the recent spate of attacks on Jewish institutions in America and around the globe, how infuriating that Congress refuses to settle its funding dispute over the Department of Homeland Security.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The naming of Doolysaurus huhmini honors both the fictional icon and the very real Min Huh, a pioneering paleontologist who spent 30 years preserving Korea’s fossil heritage.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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After conflicting accounts emerged, Jackson’s son Yusef issued a statement Monday saying the civil rights icon and his Rainbow PUSH Coalition had begun but not completed an endorsement process before Jackson’s death last month.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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