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
Jeremy Allen White finds our fixation with his love for bouquets strange.
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EW.com, 27 June 2025
While Spike’s father was terrified of Kelson due to his fixation with the dead, Spike learns that the man is paying his respects to the deceased by maintaining a memorial tower of skulls.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Public-library supporters qualified for the June 10 special election two library measures that were meant as a rebuke to the council’s fixation on the city’s public-library system.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Little by little, this fixation on wringing out every cent that exhibitors can from their screens has made going to the movies less special and less distinctive.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 July 2025
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EW.com, 27 June 2025
While Spike’s father was terrified of Kelson due to his fixation with the dead, Spike learns that the man is paying his respects to the deceased by maintaining a memorial tower of skulls.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Public-library supporters qualified for the June 10 special election two library measures that were meant as a rebuke to the council’s fixation on the city’s public-library system.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Little by little, this fixation on wringing out every cent that exhibitors can from their screens has made going to the movies less special and less distinctive.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixation
obsession
Noun
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It’s inspired by Italian poet Petrarch and his lifelong obsession with Laura.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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His hunting obsession and outdoor adventures will continue, and with his track record, will likely contribute to more scientific discovery.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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