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
Spielberg only directed one segment of this omnibus film, but his chapter fits perfectly into both his résumé and his obsessions.
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
Against the backdrop of the city's elegant architecture, Lopez floated through the evening in a voluminous butter yellow gown that captured two of fashion's current obsessions.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 11 June 2026
For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
For snacks, my latest obsessions are the soft pretzels stuffed with provolone and long hots at Pretzel Day Pretzels, and the scallion-and-gochujang cheese buns at Seaforest Bakeshop.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
My obsessions surrounding her care, health, and well-being were funneled into a compulsive use of the app.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
Her interviews from that moment, triggered by the obsessions of bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, would later be chronicled at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Scroll ahead to see Crawley’s style obsessions and must-have beauty essentials that have solidified her status as a true driver of culture.
—Essence, 8 May 2026
Current obsessions include the latest Twilight Sad release.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
Against the backdrop of the city's elegant architecture, Lopez floated through the evening in a voluminous butter yellow gown that captured two of fashion's current obsessions.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 11 June 2026
For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
For snacks, my latest obsessions are the soft pretzels stuffed with provolone and long hots at Pretzel Day Pretzels, and the scallion-and-gochujang cheese buns at Seaforest Bakeshop.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
My obsessions surrounding her care, health, and well-being were funneled into a compulsive use of the app.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
Her interviews from that moment, triggered by the obsessions of bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, would later be chronicled at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Scroll ahead to see Crawley’s style obsessions and must-have beauty essentials that have solidified her status as a true driver of culture.
—Essence, 8 May 2026
Current obsessions include the latest Twilight Sad release.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessions
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Liverpool’s struggles at right-back have been well-documented this season, with Alexander-Arnold’s sale to Real Madrid followed by injury problems for Bradley and new signing Jeremie Frimpong.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Severe erosion in recent years means less sand buffer to safeguard the homes, erosion problems Wedge bodysurfer Sean Starky has been watching the past few years as the ocean inches closer to the homes.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
4 June 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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Asked to describe her thematic preoccupations as a filmmaker, Sode offers a succinct formulation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 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, the president is consumed with unpopular and unserious fixations.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Here, our childhood historical hyper fixations came to life.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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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
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The most dangerous manias often form around technologies that really do work.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
26 May 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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