obsesses

present tense third-person singular of obsess

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of obsesses The band’s manager obsesses over social-media impressions. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsesses
Verb
  • Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Personalization not only boosts engagement among existing members but also attracts new users motivated by specific rewards.
    Len Covello, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Is there one that particularly fascinates you?
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scroll to any Week 1 college football game that interests you and click to view the popular options.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This is part of what interests me.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Obsesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsesses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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