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
And, spoiler alert, eventually the man's obsession turns violent.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The series is already becoming an obsession among Apple TV subscribers, quickly climbing up the streamer's top TV charts.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Palantir — the poster child of that obsession — plunged nearly 8% despite its blowout quarter, while Oracle dropped almost 4%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
First of all, what is this show’s obsession with farting?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obsession
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The series is already becoming an obsession among Apple TV subscribers, quickly climbing up the streamer's top TV charts.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Palantir — the poster child of that obsession — plunged nearly 8% despite its blowout quarter, while Oracle dropped almost 4%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
First of all, what is this show’s obsession with farting?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obsession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
Noun
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Winning the lottery is supposed to fix all of your problems, but there are some debts that are too great for the big ticket to cover.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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The delicate appearance may surprise you since these blooms resist deer, have few pest and disease problems, and can grow in clay soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The public reaction to developments in the BCI field is all of a piece with this—equal parts healthy fascination and troubling misinformation.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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After finding success with Shift4 Payments—now valued at roughly $6 billion— Isaacman turned his fascination with flight into action.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Still, Patino described a canyon between the preoccupations and paths of people like Bezos and Griffin and the people in attendance like himself.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The lines between life and art, truth and fiction, get mighty blurry in Trier’s emotionally expansive, extremely wry film, though the family drama itself is just a spine on which to hang any number of other fixations and preoccupations.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The lines between life and art, truth and fiction, get mighty blurry in Trier’s emotionally expansive, extremely wry film, though the family drama itself is just a spine on which to hang any number of other fixations and preoccupations.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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The fixation on what’s shiny and fast-scaling has blinded many investors to the country’s most foundational industries, which are the ones that really keep America running.—
Mike Palank,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That’s where that twisted fetish came from.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The titillating drama explores the complexities of dominant-submissive relationships and fetishes, as Ray gets aroused by making Colin lick his boots, buy his groceries and sleep at the foot of his bed.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Without Jamie Lloyd’s cameras there to do close-ups, Scherzinger played the anti-heroine just a little less for obsessive mania and more for pure Barbra-style butter.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Every market era has its mania.—
Drew O’Connor,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Experts in the field of veteran care share Worthington’s enthusiasm.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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November 11, 2025 Chinese consumers were once flooded with enthusiasm over Valentine’s Day, the unofficial Cyber-Valentine’s Day (520) and tradition-rich Qixi.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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