as in institution
a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
has been a fixture in the Republican Party for the last 30 years
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By 1919, the independent Ocean Beach Library became part of the San Diego Public Library, Rankin began her long tenure as the beach town’s librarian, and the people of OB transferred the furniture and fixtures of the room to the trustees of the public library.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This equilateral triangle connects three brilliant stars — Arcturus in Boötes, Spica in Virgo and Denebola in Leo, all of them fixtures of the spring night sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If the budget allows, add a new light fixture, too.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This equilateral triangle connects three brilliant stars — Arcturus in Boötes, Spica in Virgo and Denebola in Leo, all of them fixtures of the spring night sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If the budget allows, add a new light fixture, too.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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