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
Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
Wishing you all a weekend of sweet obsessions, sour peps, and accepted compliments.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Rank-and-file traders—dismissed by OGs as tourists—either panic-sold, drifted toward shinier obsessions like AI and prediction markets, or quietly shed the identity of crypto bro altogether.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
As the bustling capital of Japan, Tokyo is home to hundreds of museums, ranging from august institutions with endless catalogs of national treasures to niche collections of curious obsessions (Looking at you, Meguro Parasitological Museum).
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
For a man who did such fundamental research in surface chemistry and who won the Nobel Prize, there is something almost tragic about the scientific obsessions that took hold of him in his later years.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
In both novels, the couples disappear to live more peacefully away from the places where the doomed obsessions first began.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
Wishing you all a weekend of sweet obsessions, sour peps, and accepted compliments.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Rank-and-file traders—dismissed by OGs as tourists—either panic-sold, drifted toward shinier obsessions like AI and prediction markets, or quietly shed the identity of crypto bro altogether.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
As the bustling capital of Japan, Tokyo is home to hundreds of museums, ranging from august institutions with endless catalogs of national treasures to niche collections of curious obsessions (Looking at you, Meguro Parasitological Museum).
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
For a man who did such fundamental research in surface chemistry and who won the Nobel Prize, there is something almost tragic about the scientific obsessions that took hold of him in his later years.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
In both novels, the couples disappear to live more peacefully away from the places where the doomed obsessions first began.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessions
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The more complex the problems become, the greater the demands on those external resources, while those resources themselves — due to the increasing specialization of the nature of the assignments — become less available, less comprehensive, and less sufficient overall.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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And with that comes flat tires, alignment issues, bent suspension and other problems from drivers hitting potholes.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 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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Fedorova knows that her enthusiasms will not be shared by everyone.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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These larger sociopolitical preoccupations remain just under the surface, never stepping fully into the foreground to take over the spotlight.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Stocks tumbled in February after the latest producer price index showed unexpectedly hot wholesale prices, adding sticky inflation to the list of investors’ recent preoccupations.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saturday’s schedule has mass appeal between the national fixations (Duke, Michigan, Houston) and the agents of chaos (High Point, Texas, VCU).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Look, homes, these random fixations sound to me like generalized anxiety disorder, says Claudio, caused by the conditions inherent to late capitalism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 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.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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