as in to gaze
to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something
—usually + on or upon
The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall. Why do journalists fixate on scandals?
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Recent Examples of fixate
Garr's character watches in bewilderment as her husband becomes increasingly fixated on UFOs.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
One listener was fixated on Trump’s false claim that immigrants in Ohio ate dogs and cats.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
This theory of pagan sacrifice has been heavily fixated on by true crime enthusiasts interested in the trial.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Investor attention remains fixated on third-quarter earnings season, with about one-fifth of the S&P 500 slated to report results this week.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
One listener was fixated on Trump’s false claim that immigrants in Ohio ate dogs and cats.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
This theory of pagan sacrifice has been heavily fixated on by true crime enthusiasts interested in the trial.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Investor attention remains fixated on third-quarter earnings season, with about one-fifth of the S&P 500 slated to report results this week.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news For thousands of years, gazing upward was how astronomers studied the sky above.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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And the panels, stocked with multiple top personalities, give viewers something new upon which to gaze.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The traditional media business has been staring at these multiple roads for years now, and none of them are anywhere near as bucolic as Frost’s woods.Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Most of Mars’s subjects stare straight into her lens.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Alexis couldn’t shake the feeling that everyone was watching her, looking at her, eyeing her as the only person in the room when Onyxx died of some unknown cause.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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King and Rocha are eyeing to replace Michael Barbanica, who is running for county supervisor.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is considered District 6 for political reasons, but it is only remotely connected to that area.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Reflection in the sky with diamonds As climate change takes more of a toll on Earth, scientists are considering methods to cool the atmosphere.Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Suspecting that the bear in question was in fact not a bear at all, detectives asked a California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist to watch the videos and weigh in.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article Of all the overseas leaders avidly watching the U.S. election results, the two happiest were probably Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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There are plenty of examples along Route 66 of people putting history behind plexiglass and charging tourists for the opportunity to gawk.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bystanders gathered and gawked as the creek steadily swelled, while tree trunks, branches and other debris piled up under one of the creek’s bridges.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Those findings, published this week in Biology Letters, suggest vampire bats may have evolved to develop a unique metabolism typically observed in blood-sucking insects.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Her dear mother, who was a teacher, observed that children believed that when ladies grew old, their hair turned honey blond.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Discipline regarding health and financial matters will be necessary.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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There are no assurances regarding the success of these efforts.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Fixate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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