as in fascinations
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 obsessions
Scroll ahead to see Crawley’s style obsessions and must-have beauty essentials that have solidified her status as a true driver of culture.
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Essence, 8 May 2026
Current obsessions include the latest Twilight Sad release.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Eileen is Hathaway perfectly in the pocket with her obsessions as a performer, melding her gifts for the exquisite and the dark while building a character who is never easy to pin down to a simple motive.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
While plenty of star duos grabbed headlines, five stood out as some of the era's obsessions.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
The album sounds like the culmination of a lifelong ambition for Reznor, one of many obsessions he’s chased for nearly four decades.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
Rewriting about my obsessions through the ars poetica also reminded me that poetry is itself an art of repetition.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Inside, spread out over three floors, was a 14-year-old girl’s personal obsessions all brought to life under one roof.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Essence, 8 May 2026
Current obsessions include the latest Twilight Sad release.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Eileen is Hathaway perfectly in the pocket with her obsessions as a performer, melding her gifts for the exquisite and the dark while building a character who is never easy to pin down to a simple motive.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
While plenty of star duos grabbed headlines, five stood out as some of the era's obsessions.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
The album sounds like the culmination of a lifelong ambition for Reznor, one of many obsessions he’s chased for nearly four decades.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
Rewriting about my obsessions through the ars poetica also reminded me that poetry is itself an art of repetition.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Inside, spread out over three floors, was a 14-year-old girl’s personal obsessions all brought to life under one roof.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessions
Noun
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Here’s one of several places where Footer’s biography runs into problems.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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After throwing three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land last week, Imai indicated a difference in major-league scouting reports contributed to his problems.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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That game illuminates the tension between self and community that has fueled the show’s longevity, and reflects the preoccupations of a country that has always been torn between the two.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The post doesn’t even acknowledge that actual violence has already been associated with ChatGPT and the bot’s capacity to amplify violent thoughts or fixations — just that folks could turn to ChatGPT to discuss violence.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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Makeup Deals Under $25 My current makeup fixations are glowy bases and flushed cheeks.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Studies show the online dating space is less welcoming for Black women willing to try it — experiences include misogynoir, racial fetishes and microaggressions, in addition to biased dating app algorithms that leave many feeling invisible, less desirable and lonely.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Legendary billionaire investor Howard Marks, cofounder and cochairman of Oaktree Capital Management, has spent decades navigating financial manias, sea changes in interest rates, and the shifting pendulums of investor psychology.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The next phase of crypto's growth won't revolve around sleek marketing or speculative manias.—
Annabelle Huang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Obsessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessions. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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