: marked by often narrowly restricted attention to or absorption in just one thing
a one-track mind

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In Latest Survey With Race Nearly Tied Despite this, investors seem to have made up their one-track mind. Howard Yu, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Harvesting basil Basil has a one-track mind: to sprout, grow, flower and set seed to reproduce. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024 Having a one-track mind is more likely to be a liability than a benefit, especially if the track runs to certain destinations. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024 Languid despite its brevity, the movie occasionally loses its wider perspective beneath a one-track focus on individual lives. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024 Michigan's 'one-track mind' steamrolls through season, with one last stop to make Carlos Monarrez The Huskies are the underdog’s underdog, getting almost no respect from bettors or the CFP selection committee until the end of the season. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024 As fate would have it, that one-track mind-set has produced enormous dividends — literally and figuratively. Robert Goulder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 This heckler seemed to have a one-track mind — and that track clearly did not include paying attention or demonstrating even an inkling of consideration for the performer or other concertgoers. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023 For now, Jayne has a one-track mind: the Bet It All on Blonde show at Mandalay Bay. Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-track was in 1915

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“One-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-track. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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