as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
had this bizarre idée fixe that people were spying on her with electromagnetic waves
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obsessions
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Not that any of this will necessarily be a problem for the youngsters, or for nostalgic adults who grew up playing the Nintendo games and seem intent on never moving on from their childhood obsessions.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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