as in attracting
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 obsessing
But while everyone was obsessing over Elon Musk’s posts about continuing resolutions, that’s exactly what happened.
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The Editors, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
So let’s stop obsessing about staying alive to ‘25 and focus instead on the creative opportunities that change generates.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
This is a sharp, funny, and entertaining read—even if obsessing over a luxury Musubi or Miu Miu bag isn’t your thing.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Dec. 2024
Still, that hasn't stopped people online from obsessing over him.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
During the dog days of August, when sports radio is usually obsessing over the upcoming NFL season, hosts debated the Rookie of the Year race between Reese and Clark, who set a new WNBA record for double-doubles (at least 10 points and rebounds) in a season.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
For now, however, the team at least took one step toward shoring up its biggest remaining winter need, landing Conforto on a night the rest of the baseball world was obsessing over the other lefty outfielder to come off the board.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
These are the heel trends our editors are currently obsessing over.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
Plus, obsessing over chicken rice, how to use extra pumpkin filling, where chefs eat on their night off and how food waste affects climate change.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The Editors, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
So let’s stop obsessing about staying alive to ‘25 and focus instead on the creative opportunities that change generates.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
This is a sharp, funny, and entertaining read—even if obsessing over a luxury Musubi or Miu Miu bag isn’t your thing.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Dec. 2024
Still, that hasn't stopped people online from obsessing over him.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
During the dog days of August, when sports radio is usually obsessing over the upcoming NFL season, hosts debated the Rookie of the Year race between Reese and Clark, who set a new WNBA record for double-doubles (at least 10 points and rebounds) in a season.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
For now, however, the team at least took one step toward shoring up its biggest remaining winter need, landing Conforto on a night the rest of the baseball world was obsessing over the other lefty outfielder to come off the board.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
These are the heel trends our editors are currently obsessing over.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
Plus, obsessing over chicken rice, how to use extra pumpkin filling, where chefs eat on their night off and how food waste affects climate change.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Obsessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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