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
Unfortunately, the singer’s obsessions with Atlanta culture and carnal desire led to a momentum-killing sequence that briefly sent the concert off the rails.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Owens has also joined in American conservatives’ recent obsession with demonizing trans and gender nonconforming people at every possible opportunity.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
The obsession is setting records at the same rate as national hero Shohei Ohtani himself.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Then, in 2009, the premiere of the ABC sitcom The Middle reminded viewers of the goose obsession that took the Upper Ohio River Valley by storm.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Owens has also joined in American conservatives’ recent obsession with demonizing trans and gender nonconforming people at every possible opportunity.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
The obsession is setting records at the same rate as national hero Shohei Ohtani himself.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Then, in 2009, the premiere of the ABC sitcom The Middle reminded viewers of the goose obsession that took the Upper Ohio River Valley by storm.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
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Its major competitor, Boeing, is having serious problems with spacecraft that NASA has contracted to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Of course, there’s still the problem of AI hallucinations, where ChatGPT invents fake or inaccurate information.David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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This sympathy wasn’t simply a fascination with human evil—with a death instinct—but an attraction to a deeper freedom, a more intense form of life than parliaments and pamphleteering offered.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a segment that continued to indulge the show’s fascination with McEntire (why not have her host sometime?), Gardner portrayed the singer as an undecided voter.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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To some people, this preoccupation with horror can seem tone-deaf.Sarah Kollat, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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To some people, this preoccupation with horror can seem tone deaf.Sarah Kollat, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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The design is a culmination of one of his largest fixations—he’s been a sneakerhead for years.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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His fixation on birth rates and repopulating the planet, maybe, the publication highlighted.Alena Botros, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Stephen reveals the text conversation started with someone texting him about a heart condition, then immediately jumping into talking about getting into new fetishes.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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For his near-decade on the political stage, Trump has made a fetish of plausible deniability.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Like Martin a decade before it, vampirism is presented as a possible mental illness, and Vampire’s Kiss further deepens the metaphor by making Cage’s increasing mania and lusting for women an extension of the toxic masculinity that dominated offices in the ‘80s and is still a terrible force today.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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An essential difference is that episodes of bipolar mania cause symptoms at any time of the day and usually last for weeks or longer, while sundowning occurs in the evening hours.Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Biden left the race in late July, endorsing Harris — and she was greeted with a wave of enthusiasm and support as the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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As the surge of enthusiasm over Beijing’s September economic stimulus effort has dissipated, the authorities have promised more.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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