as in to attract
to hold one's attention to an extreme degree
The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching.
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Recent Examples of obsess
My first instinct was sheer terror; then, I was obsessed with it.
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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has always been obsessed with the Beatles — partly because there’s never been a movie anywhere near as popular or mythical as the story of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Growing up in Seattle, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen were obsessed with an emerging industry called computing.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
These videos present an unattainable life American society has been obsessed with fitness and beauty for decades, but for much of that time, such preoccupations were considered unmasculine, writes historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has always been obsessed with the Beatles — partly because there’s never been a movie anywhere near as popular or mythical as the story of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Growing up in Seattle, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen were obsessed with an emerging industry called computing.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
These videos present an unattainable life American society has been obsessed with fitness and beauty for decades, but for much of that time, such preoccupations were considered unmasculine, writes historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
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What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That proposal has attracted other Senate Republicans who have flirted with the idea of support it, such as Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, who faces reelection in 2026.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Encourage your student to reach out to local professors or professionals in fields that genuinely interest them, rather than focusing solely on prestigious summer programs with low acceptance rates.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As always, there’s been chatter about the identity of the season’s inevitable casualty and the circumstances behind their death, which has never been a level on which White Lotus interested me.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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Laura is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Apr. 2025
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Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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His true passion lies in connecting with global audiences, particularly those intrigued by the nuanced art of leading in times of crisis.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the character description intrigued Lee, a Korean-American actor, because the role was written as a character of Korean descent.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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