fixated; fixating
1
: to make fixed, stationary, or unchanging
2
: to focus one's gaze on
3
: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification
1
: to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessively
2
: to undergo arrestment at a stage of development
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However, fans are fixating on one awkward moment that had social media ripping into the 39-year-old offensive whiz on Monday night.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Many of them fixated on remarks that billionaire Larry Ellison, founder and former CEO of Oracle and currently its chief technology officer, made at the White House on Tuesday.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Every season, the NBA trade deadline rumor mill fixates on an All-Star who could save a franchise in peril.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The nation will fixate on Washington, D.C., over this long holiday weekend, as Trump prepares to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Many of them fixated on remarks that billionaire Larry Ellison, founder and former CEO of Oracle and currently its chief technology officer, made at the White House on Tuesday.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Every season, the NBA trade deadline rumor mill fixates on an All-Star who could save a franchise in peril.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The nation will fixate on Washington, D.C., over this long holiday weekend, as Trump prepares to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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fixate
verb
fix·ate
ˈfik-ˌsāt 
fixated; fixating
1
: to focus one's gaze on
2
: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification
1
: to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention
an infant with normal vision … will fixate on a light held before him—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association2
: to undergo arrestment at a stage of development
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