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a person who has long been associated with a place or activity has been a fixture in the Republican Party for the last 30 years

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Recent Examples of fixture As the economy boomed, manufacturers seized on plastics’ potential, and soon, plastic toys, plastic utensils, and even plastic furniture became fixtures in daily life. David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Blair, from Durango, was a beloved fixture of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains who came from a proud family of mountain adventurers, according to a memorial post from the Silverton Avalanche School. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 Listen to this article Loading your audio article Veteran CNBC analyst Arthur Cashin, a fixture on the New York Stock Exchange floor for more than half a century, has died. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024 Arrillaga would become a fixture of Silicon Valley, donating extensively to his alma mater Stanford. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fixture 

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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixture. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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