as in gazes
to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something
—usually + on or upon
The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall. Why do journalists fixate on scandals?
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The husband-wife interactions resonated with True/False audiences, Feng observes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Leow observes that the Lost World short film contains references to Singaporean artist Charles Lim’s multimedia art project SEA STATE, which was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2015.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Fixates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixates. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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