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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Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Long before TikTok trends and streaming-era obsessions were a thing, The Twilight Saga had teens in a chokehold.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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