as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
her latest obsession is a movie star who she thinks is very handsome
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Recent Examples of obsession
Endless waves Cabo Real Surf Club takes that obsession to new heights, says Schwab.
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Ariana Grande shares sweet moment watching Wicked in theater with her grandmother
Glinda has a bit of an obsession with wands, so Barrymore brought out the ultimate one.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
This follow-up to the 2016 Moana continues the Disney brand’s dedication to DIE (Diversity Inclusion Equity), indoctrinating young movie-watchers to gender and race obsession.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Now, watch Brooke Shields style her classic bombshell hair:
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Ariana Grande shares sweet moment watching Wicked in theater with her grandmother
Glinda has a bit of an obsession with wands, so Barrymore brought out the ultimate one.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
This follow-up to the 2016 Moana continues the Disney brand’s dedication to DIE (Diversity Inclusion Equity), indoctrinating young movie-watchers to gender and race obsession.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Now, watch Brooke Shields style her classic bombshell hair:
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
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Authentication Issues Likely At The Heart Of The Disappearing Gmail Problem To get to the bottom of the problem, what Richendrfer and the Google Gmail experts really needed was sight of the sending domain in question and an example of the emails that are not getting delivered to Gmail recipients.Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The impasse came down, once again, to who would bear the costs of curtailing the problem.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Beginning with the young Erik Weisz’s (Houdini’s real name) journey to fame and long lasting fascination, the project from The Color Purple and Dopesick producers is set to be written by John Wick Chapter 4 and The Three Musketeers scribes Michael Finch and Alex Litvak.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Carnegie Mellon University English professor Kathy M. Newman said their popularity may just be a part of America’s longtime fascination with unique religious or cultural groups.Alicia Park, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Opposition forces have capitalized on the preoccupation of Assad's allies—Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah—with other regional conflicts.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many exhibit the rich sense of atmosphere, chiaroscuro lighting, and preoccupation with the dark side of human nature that would become so prevalent in the 1940s.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
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The United States can use this fixation to impose steep costs on China, such as by finding ways to circumvent online censorship and disseminate writing by Chinese dissidents about the government’s corruption and economic failings.Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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But this theory is complicated by how perfectly Vance’s rightward turn has tracked the fixations of conservative activists and élites.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jake’s made an occupational fetish of going where the danger is.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Glass House plans to launch sales at the AFM, which begins November 5. Gonzalez Jr. and Gustin are also working together on Stiletto, which is about a serial killer with a foot fetish who stalks and kills his favorite dancers.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Aron, who has led the company through an epic series of ups and downs through a debt crisis, the catastrophe of Covid, the meme-stock and short-squeeze mania of 2020 and 2021, has largely been viewed as a folk hero.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The mania reached critical mass on Feb. 9 when the Beatles made their hyperbole-proof debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Corbet found the swell of advance enthusiasm gratifying, if bewildering.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trump, who will take office Jan. 20 and has talked up his plans to make the U.S. as attractive as possible for corporations, was greeted with warmth and enthusiasm from the large crowd that had gathered on the floor.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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