as in worried
having extreme or relentless concern
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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as in attracted
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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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
Haddix and the other people (almost always women) who are featured as pet chimpanzee owners come off as deeply unwell, obsessed and potentially delusional about them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
But social media immediately became obsessed with how Trump was speaking.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024
The market has recently become obsessed with the health of the labor market — half of the Fed’s dual-mandate — following a soft employment report earlier this month but fewer initial jobless claims last week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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He’s obsessed with his image and status, and with staving off the inevitable fall-off that comes for every rapper eventually.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
Haddix and the other people (almost always women) who are featured as pet chimpanzee owners come off as deeply unwell, obsessed and potentially delusional about them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
But social media immediately became obsessed with how Trump was speaking.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024
The market has recently become obsessed with the health of the labor market — half of the Fed’s dual-mandate — following a soft employment report earlier this month but fewer initial jobless claims last week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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