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
The musical explores the cost of artistic obsession across generations, with the second act jumping forward a century to examine the legacy of Seurat’s work.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Part of it is likely connected to that Indiana basketball obsession, in that Indiana basketball fans have long considered their school an inner-circle blue blood in spite of, well, every piece of available evidence.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The designer developed his penchant for twisted tailoring in response to his obsession with the shape of the body, seeking ways to mold it after his vision without compromising the credibility or wearability of his pieces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Utah’s beauty obsession is not new.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2026
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Complaints about the shelter showed that problems have festered for years, reaching a breaking point after a rise in animal deaths led the agency to lose its no-kill status and city officials to call for an audit.—
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Address the problem of hard water, a major soap scum culprit, by installing a water softener.—
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The collection begins with Degas’s Dancers, reflecting the painter’s fascination with the motion and poise of ballerinas, expressed through the watch’s curved shapes and lively color palette.—
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The entertainment industry's growing fascination with AI has created a rising apprehension from actors and other creatives about how the ever-evolving technology is transforming the media landscape.—
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The imagery of the song chimes with some of Bowie’s deepest spiritual preoccupations.—
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And there was a strange preoccupation with running out of time, even though the show ended a good 15 minutes early as if the performers didn’t understand their own timeline.—
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His relationship with his wife, meanwhile, started to fracture, growing strained as his AI fixation intensified — but by then, the technologist was hooked.—
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Memphis is a sudden fixation as trade winds swirl south.—
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Mikomi sees images generated by Grok of her wearing specific fetish outfits, or her body contorted or placed in strange contexts.—
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
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The pistachio-mania doesn’t stop there with Starbucks’ new Iced Dubai Chocolate Matcha and Iced Dubai Chocolate Mocha.—
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Individual investors’ share of total stock trades this year climbed to highs last seen during the short-squeeze mania four years ago, according to data from a working paper by professors at Chapman University, Boston College and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.—
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
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More energy and enthusiasm There were too many times in the first few months of the season when this team looked lethargic.—
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“Obsession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsession. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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