as in to attract
to hold one's attention to an extreme degree
The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching.
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Recent Examples of obsess
To obsess over how to label or accurately describe Leonardo’s sexuality was missing the point.
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Phil Melanson
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Schools located in communities that are passionate about basketball will, in theory, have more avenues to compensate athletes with real NIL than schools in communities obsessed with football.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The action spinoff stars Ana de Armas as a dancer turned assassin, obsessed with extracting revenge over her father’s murder.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 June 2025
Their older sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is obsessed with busting them by showing their mother Linda (Caroline Rhea) the boys’ wild and dangerous creations.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Phil Melanson
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Schools located in communities that are passionate about basketball will, in theory, have more avenues to compensate athletes with real NIL than schools in communities obsessed with football.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The action spinoff stars Ana de Armas as a dancer turned assassin, obsessed with extracting revenge over her father’s murder.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 June 2025
Their older sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is obsessed with busting them by showing their mother Linda (Caroline Rhea) the boys’ wild and dangerous creations.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
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From the lavish location to the celebrity guest list, the event has attracted a media frenzy, but also experienced its fair share of hiccups — including a last-minute venue change to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.—
Lauren Harvey,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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These numbers were enough to attract the attention of Chelsea and Newcastle United with both clubs interested in signing Pedro this summer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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If possible, talk to your boss about your future and what interests you.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
26 June 2025
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The Flames also have a lot of players who would interest the Sabres, who need a right-shot defenseman.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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Hall also got into bits and pieces of 19 games with the Nuggets, totaling just 114 minutes, but his G League sample is the part that intrigues.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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What intrigued you about those existential questions at play here?—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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