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
At the heart of the villa is a striking staircase that unfurls through all three levels, elegantly illuminated by custom light fixtures suspended from the triple-height ceiling.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Roughly nine months later, the lounge and club is almost ready to open, waiting for some final fixtures and details to be installed, Shafazand said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet the player was able to use data to his own advantage to show that his behaviour in these fixtures was not out of the ordinary.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Thing, portrayed by Victor Dorobantu, has been a key fixture of the series and an integral part of the Addams family from the start.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Roughly nine months later, the lounge and club is almost ready to open, waiting for some final fixtures and details to be installed, Shafazand said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet the player was able to use data to his own advantage to show that his behaviour in these fixtures was not out of the ordinary.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Thing, portrayed by Victor Dorobantu, has been a key fixture of the series and an integral part of the Addams family from the start.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixture
Noun
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That reasoning helped anchor the setting for The Paper inside the office of a newspaper with dwindling resources, a beleaguered staff, and a boss whose belief in the institution borders on the romantic.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of the city’s most venerable institutions are celebrating milestones, with the Joffrey Ballet marking its 70th anniversary — and 30 years in Chicago.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Speed started — like most generational icons do — with a nickname and a dream.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Disney and Universal, intellectual property rights to pop icons like Darth Vader and the Simpsons were allegedly infringed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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