as in to attract
to hold one's attention to an extreme degree
The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching.
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Recent Examples of obsess
In Doctor Odyssey, Jackson leaves the darkness behind for blue skies and open waters in Ryan Murphy’s weekly leisure cruise that mixes cultural phenomena like Quackers (people obsessed with rubber ducks) with quirky medical mysteries.
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Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
For some, the assassination was held up as evidence of a divided country obsessed with bloodshed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Cyrus, recently sober and obsessed with death, has lived a life punctuated by loss, beginning as a baby when his mother perished in a plane crash.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
While Mariah channels her energy into reading Jay Shetty’s 8 Rules of Love and boxing out her anger, Nick funnels his emotions into a very large painting that stains the walls around it and starts obsessing over Sandy and J.R.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
For some, the assassination was held up as evidence of a divided country obsessed with bloodshed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Cyrus, recently sober and obsessed with death, has lived a life punctuated by loss, beginning as a baby when his mother perished in a plane crash.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
While Mariah channels her energy into reading Jay Shetty’s 8 Rules of Love and boxing out her anger, Nick funnels his emotions into a very large painting that stains the walls around it and starts obsessing over Sandy and J.R.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
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MicroStrategy has continuously bought Bitcoin since then, building significant ownership that has attracted both respect and mistrust.Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Urban centers like Detroit and the surrounding suburbs remain hot spots, attracting families and professionals seeking a balance between suburban comfort and urban amenities.Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Go online and virtually visit locations that interest you to determine where your wanderlust hunger takes you.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some members remain for discounts and access to resources, products, and services that interest them.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2024
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As a venture investor who is always looking for the next breakthrough in medical technology – like CRISPR — I’m particularly fascinated by early-stage life science developments that could shift paradigms.Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cybertrucks are here, and we are fascinated by them.Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Until then, buyers in this segment will likely be intrigued by the K4’s exterior design, advanced tech, and premium cabin.Karl Brauer, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Blackwood was intrigued by the rogue royal who was neither aristocratic nor conventionally beautiful.Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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