as in to gaze
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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Recent Examples of fixate
If those numbers sound ambitious, don’t fixate on perfection.
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Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Whatever the case, on Monday some of the greatest voetbal players in the world decided to fixate not on a large ball and a net on the international stage, but on a tiny ball and a cup in Kansas City, North.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Don’t fixate on a magic number.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
People often fixate on one sentence and miss everything else, Mahlum says.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Whatever the case, on Monday some of the greatest voetbal players in the world decided to fixate not on a large ball and a net on the international stage, but on a tiny ball and a cup in Kansas City, North.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Don’t fixate on a magic number.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
People often fixate on one sentence and miss everything else, Mahlum says.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fixate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixate
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An 1812 portrait by Thomas Sully presented him with a long, downturned nose and corners of his mouth to match, leaning on one hand at his desk and gazing over the pages of an open book.
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Terrion Arnold walked across the draft stage in Detroit in April 2024, gazed out at a then-record crowd after being selected by the host city’s franchise and delivered a message to Lions fans tuning in to see their newest addition.
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Now, yes, staring at the ceiling long enough to draw you a diagram of the paint peeling.
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In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
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However, the finale shows Oreana eyeing the positive results of a pregnancy test before asking Carter to run away together and start over.
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The Swift operations team at Penn State University’s Eberly College of Science has reduced power usage and steered the observatory to eye the cosmos from a more streamlined position.
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And on bikes no-one sane would ever consider banging around a racetrack on.
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The Teller's wedding no-show still comes a surprise, considering Keleigh has been friends with Taylor for well over a decade.
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San Clemente, San Juan Hills, Huntington Beach, Downey and Carson are the teams to watch.
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Viewers can watch on ABC, ABC News Live, the ESPN App, Freeform, FX and National Geographic.
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Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.
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The walk to the stadium is a mile or so along the Alaskan Way, where restaurants like the Crab Pot are opening up, but everyone is gawking at the street spectacle.
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At a hearing on June 24 observed by The Times, 14 immigrants didn’t make their appointment, and were ordered removable by the end of the day.
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According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service, global ocean temperatures outside the polar regions hit record levels on June 21, surpassing levels for the time of the year observed in both 2023 and 2024.
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That means Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, is coming to the Metroplex.
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In that case, the city issued 22 subpoenas to financial and social media companies seeking information regarding the two instructors and their associates, according to court documents.
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“Fixate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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