idées fixes

plural of idée fixe

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obsessions
Noun
  • The movie’s frank depiction of Mishima’s bisexual obsessions and radical political drive, not to mention the involvement of foreign filmmakers like Schrader, Coppola and Lucas, drew a boycott from Mishima’s widow and incensed the ultra-right-wing political groups that continued to lionize him.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • My twin obsessions were Old Hollywood and Archie Comics.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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