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fixtures

noun

plural of fixture
as in institutions
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 fixtures Ornate crystal fixtures illuminated the grand ballroom as dancers in Prohibition-era attire twirled to the music. — Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Their last, on Avenida del Sol, was designed to look ahead for its time, with futuristic glass fixtures. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026 Thigpen, whose mother Virginia is a pioneering Davis builder, said each owner treated the house as a historic trust, preserving original fixtures, screens and other pieces for whoever came next. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Italian daily Corriere della Serra reported that the source of the leaks in the Renaissance palace had not yet been determined but speculated that open windows or aging window fixtures might have been to blame. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026 After last week's high-profile blunder saw Erling Haaland wrongly awarded the winning goal against Manchester United, VAR Matt Donohue and assistant Blake Antrobus have been stood down for this round of fixtures. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Joey Ortiz and Luis Lara drove in two runs each for the Brewers, who have become postseason fixtures for the last decade but are still seeking the franchise's first World Series appearance since 1982. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Arsenal have won each of their first four Premier League matches this season, with Chelsea on seven points from their opening fixtures. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Long before fast-food counters and coffee shops became fixtures of American life, luncheonettes gave generations of Americans an inexpensive place to grab a meal and helped change where women could eat, work and socialize in public. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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  1. institutions
  2. icons
Noun
  • The looming question is whether European leaders, institutions, and citizens can pivot swiftly enough so that the bloc can use its economic heft to take responsibility for its own security.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Inside the 300,000-square-foot building are more than 1,300 works on view at opening, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection — built largely from Lucas’ decades of collecting — as well as loans from other institutions and private collections.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • Christopher Riordan worked with a number of Hollywood icons over the course of his career, serving as Elvis Presley‘s main male dancer in six films and also appearing alongside Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Introduced in the 1970s to maintain the open grassy balds, these stocky, sure-footed ponies have become beloved icons.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of icons

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“Fixtures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixtures. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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