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
Get obsessed with something, get passionate.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
Instead of obsessing over what isn’t working, focus on nourishing what is.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Instead, audiences got the frustratingly milquetoast sci-fi tale of Jim (Chris Pratt), an engineer who accidentally wakes up nearly a century too early during an interstellar journey to a far-off planet and becomes obsessed with a pretty writer named Aurora (Lawrence), who’s still in hibernation.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
Instead of obsessing over what isn’t working, focus on nourishing what is.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Instead, audiences got the frustratingly milquetoast sci-fi tale of Jim (Chris Pratt), an engineer who accidentally wakes up nearly a century too early during an interstellar journey to a far-off planet and becomes obsessed with a pretty writer named Aurora (Lawrence), who’s still in hibernation.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
Verb
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The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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While many states have sought to attract data centers as an economic boon, legislatures and utility commissions were also flooded with proposals to try to protect regular ratepayers from paying to connect data centers to the grid.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These books can feel obstinate in their refusal of pleasure—an approach that does not seem to interest Berman in the slightest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Click on the parlay hub or go to and individual matchup that interests you to find popular options.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth is fascinated by insects and science.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cardiologists are intrigued, but cautious.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Although he was married at the time, Lennon immediately was intrigued by Ono, and the two eventually became inseparable creative partners for the rest of his life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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