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
But his obsession with vinyl started, funnily enough, when CDs became the prevalent format.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Feb. 2025
Sundance waves goodbye with stories pitched between fame and obsession.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
And the obsession with weight loss is extending beyond our own bodies, as The Chain co-founder Christina Grasso points out.
—Tyler McCall, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Being a theater kid, truly great technical singers are still an obsession for me, and Paula Cole is one of the greatest technical singers in history, and that’s not an overstatement.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Feb. 2025
Sundance waves goodbye with stories pitched between fame and obsession.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
And the obsession with weight loss is extending beyond our own bodies, as The Chain co-founder Christina Grasso points out.
—Tyler McCall, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Being a theater kid, truly great technical singers are still an obsession for me, and Paula Cole is one of the greatest technical singers in history, and that’s not an overstatement.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for obsession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsession
Noun
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Throwing money at the problem isn’t always the solution.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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For 47 games, the Lakers tried to solve the problems their roster presented, finding the best ways to cover up their flaws, accentuate their strengths and maximize their potential.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Psychedelic in the Sky | Dir. Matthew Salton; 2024; USA; 11 min A filmmaker explores the nature of belief and his childhood fascinations in the context of a man’s personal UFO experience.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although long out of fashion with most economists and blamed for trade wars and depressions, tariffs have retained a strong fascination for Trump.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This preoccupation misses the elephant in the room: the disintegration or collapse of the Black family, the prime engine for inculcating behavioral norms indispensable to success.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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But there’s nothing conscious on my part about ongoing preoccupations or consistencies or running themes or any of that.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That fixation on good manners was dropped by season two, allowing RHOP to ascend to greatness.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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Then, as soon as the light levels rose enough to support active carbon fixation in late March, the algae were ready to explode into action.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the pieces linked libidinal fetishes with consumerist ones, a truth whose relevance has only inflated.—
Max Lakin,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Meta had to rebuild their data centers by racking billions of dollars worth of GPUs, years before the current Gen AI mania.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, even that can be viewed as a feature, not a bug, as George and Harold’s artistic hubris is essential to the mania and meta-humor that ensues.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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From its stellar script to its exciting cast, his and Cybill’s enthusiasm for the book and their passion for filmmaking has and continues to define every part of this process.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rancho Santa Fe’s La Valle Coastal Club experienced one of its biggest increases in golf and racquet sports memberships last year as enthusiasm built around a complete club overhaul.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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