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
In a parallel relationship, we are actually obsessed with strangers.
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Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Recently, Schramma and Jalaal have obsessed over a mystery of chloroplast physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
In the beginning, Payton is obsessed with his own self in the media, in social media, in the paper.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Vance professes to be ‘obsessed’ with UFO files Trump appears skeptical about the existence of extraterrestrial life.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Recently, Schramma and Jalaal have obsessed over a mystery of chloroplast physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
In the beginning, Payton is obsessed with his own self in the media, in social media, in the paper.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Vance professes to be ‘obsessed’ with UFO files Trump appears skeptical about the existence of extraterrestrial life.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for obsess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
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Instead, try growing cucumbers with plants that attract pollinators and love plenty of moisture, like beans, peas, leafy greens, dill, nasturtiums, or borage.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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How Buyers Are Responding — and Why Economically, Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing luxury market has attracted international attention.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026
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Alternatives are dwindling, and playing centre-backs out of position does not interest me.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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That’s what interests me enormously.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Yoo is fascinated by how Love Is Blind might fare in Korea.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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At the moment, Philadelphia fascinates me most, a Play-In team that has enough talent to make a run to the finals.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The place that most intrigued me was Hotel El Roblar, which is Ojai’s oldest lodge—and its newest.—
Priyanka Mattoo,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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