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 friend Natasha is also obsessed with the support.
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Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
This style is so popular that my tween daughter is obsessed with it, too.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Business leaders continue to obsess over AI and climate change.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
This style is so popular that my tween daughter is obsessed with it, too.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Business leaders continue to obsess over AI and climate change.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsess
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The pioneering products, built upon an optional blockchain solution using the Chia blockchain, are poised to attract a wide range of investors seeking innovative ways to construct their investment portfolios.—
Gene A. Grant II,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Both his visits to Britain also attracted large protests, with his 2018 trip costing police more than 14 million British pounds ($17 million) as 10,000 officers were deployed from all over Britain.—
Jeff Mason,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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As this strategy becomes more widespread, expect influential people to be inundated with similar requests (so if this strategy interests you, get started now).—
Nick Brown,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Nothing and nobody could have interested George more than Ahmet did.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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In 1956, an aspiring young actor named Gene Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California, struggling to find a way into a field he’d been fascinated with since childhood.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Dan Hurley has a profound personal story & I was fascinated by how his holistic behind-the-scenes approach & volatile coaching style made Gen Z kids champions.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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His decision to include Brown — not just via a sample, but by crediting him — will certainly intrigue many younger listeners, and potentially turn them onto Brown’s discography.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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If you’re intrigued by Buddhist philosophy or the neuroscience of mindfulness, geek out.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsess. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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