as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
her latest obsession is a movie star who she thinks is very handsome
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Recent Examples of obsession
Evidently, a Protestant obsession with personal responsibility had scored a point for racial justice.
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Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Many modern and contemporary writers are drawn to the villanelle as a way to circle around their subject matter, exploring obsession, enchantment, brooding, or the slow work of untangling a difficult emotion.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
Xi’s focus on reforming the PLA is often portrayed in the West as a myopic obsession with unification with Taiwan.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Many modern and contemporary writers are drawn to the villanelle as a way to circle around their subject matter, exploring obsession, enchantment, brooding, or the slow work of untangling a difficult emotion.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
Xi’s focus on reforming the PLA is often portrayed in the West as a myopic obsession with unification with Taiwan.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
Noun
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Maye solved a lot of those problems by rushing for more than 400 yards, all on scripted pass plays.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Many cultures have felt tasked with the problem of restoring some semblance of that imagined inner wholeness, in the hope that humanity will be freed of its emotional isolation.—
Vivian Gornick,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DeGroff is the father of the American cocktail renaissance and has a Scorcese-esque fascination with all things New York; Beebe’s extended tribute to the Stork Club and the cocktails therein would’ve been irresistible.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, Cooper revealed himself to be a serial killer, thus beginning Prater’s fascination with murderers.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Constantine’s primary focus, if not fanatical preoccupation, from 1890 on was poetry.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The exhibition opens with Giacometti’s early sculptural experiments from the 1920s—cool, abstract works in marble and plaster that already hint at his preoccupation with volume and absence.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In a sprawling interview conducted recently with The Breakfast Club, the Saturday Night Live alum candidly discussed everything from his sobriety to the tabloid fixation on his personal life.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
16 Aug. 2025
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The fixation on bringing people back often overshadows a bigger opportunity: treating the office as a system that actively improves performance, engagement, and well-being.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The shell of the fetish and the ruins of spectacle remain visible and intact as negative monuments.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Most recently, the former clowned the latter for his alleged bedroom fetishes on Tuesday.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks that had surged in the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology are dragging Wall Street lower again on Wednesday.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Chan mania took over the festival during his brief three-day stretch in Locarno.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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Institutional enthusiasm for digital assets is rising, and the U.S. regulatory climate has grown friendlier, even as the economics of mining face more pressure from bitcoin’s quadrennial halving.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Time will tell whether ASI’s enthusiasm was ultimately strategic or premature.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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