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
Instead of obsessing over repeat counts, why not consider measures that reward artistic innovation and sustained fan engagement?
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Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
For more on Severance, sign up for Severance Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season two.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
For more on The White Lotus, sign up for The White Lotus Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
In one scene, Mo’s mother, Yusra (Farah Bsieso), can’t tear her eyes from her phone, obsessing over a news story about a Palestinian school destroyed by Israel instead of enjoying Thanksgiving with her family.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Consider a few things first Greg Lucas, the state librarian, suggested time would be better spent focusing on the composition of California’s population than obsessing over raw numbers.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Some people are obsessing over generative AI and going to extremes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Supporters of President-elect are accusing of obsessing over Kash Patel after the hearings of a fellow cabinet nominee focused on the nominee for Director.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
For more on Severance, sign up for Severance Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season two.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
For more on The White Lotus, sign up for The White Lotus Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
In one scene, Mo’s mother, Yusra (Farah Bsieso), can’t tear her eyes from her phone, obsessing over a news story about a Palestinian school destroyed by Israel instead of enjoying Thanksgiving with her family.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Consider a few things first Greg Lucas, the state librarian, suggested time would be better spent focusing on the composition of California’s population than obsessing over raw numbers.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Some people are obsessing over generative AI and going to extremes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Supporters of President-elect are accusing of obsessing over Kash Patel after the hearings of a fellow cabinet nominee focused on the nominee for Director.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Obsessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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