as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixation
This is a novel about Jewish bodies and how people respond to them, the toll of obsession, and the conflicting currents of desire and unease that shake and startle a deep romantic fixation.
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Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
But Mormonism is a high-demand, patriarchal religion, and the church’s obsession with Godly worthiness has only made the fixation on beauty flourish.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Petzold’s fixation with replacement gave way to an interest in repair.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
But Mormonism is a high-demand, patriarchal religion, and the church’s obsession with Godly worthiness has only made the fixation on beauty flourish.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Petzold’s fixation with replacement gave way to an interest in repair.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
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Other contributing factors often include mendacity, obfuscation, obsession, moral bankruptcy, naïveté, misplaced loyalty or trust, and lapse of good judgment.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year’s film, whose dynamic energy and biting humour adhere to the customary Looney Tunes tradition, finds Daffy Duck grappling with Elmer Fudd’s latest obsession – soccer – setting the stage for classic Looney Tunes chaos as Daffy Duck heads toward his milestone 90th anniversary in 2027.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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