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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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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 July 2024
Many of the attendees said that the media was too fixated on Biden’s age, and that publications would be better served focussing on the dangers of Trump and of Project 2025, an effort by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, to reshape the U.S. with right-wing policies.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 10 July 2024
Other commenters were more fixated on Garcia’s actions in the clip, with some suspecting that the 25-year-old was under the influence of a narcotic substance according to his fidgety body movements while interacting with Khalifa.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 July 2024
Her eyes became fixated on the floor section to the right side of the stage (audience perspective).
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Based on the 2019 novel by Laura Lippman, Lady in the Lake follows Maddie, a Baltimore housewife-turned-journalist who becomes fixated on the mystery of two seperate killings: 11-year-old Jewish girl Tessie Fine (Bianca Belle) and hardworking Black activist and mother Cleo Sherwood (Moses Ingram).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 July 2024
Many of the attendees said that the media was too fixated on Biden’s age, and that publications would be better served focussing on the dangers of Trump and of Project 2025, an effort by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, to reshape the U.S. with right-wing policies.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 10 July 2024
Other commenters were more fixated on Garcia’s actions in the clip, with some suspecting that the 25-year-old was under the influence of a narcotic substance according to his fidgety body movements while interacting with Khalifa.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 July 2024
Her eyes became fixated on the floor section to the right side of the stage (audience perspective).
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixated. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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