obsess
verb (used with object)
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally.
has obsessed
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present perfectof obsess (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Plus, chatbots are making kids lonely, the collective who has obsessed over AI doom for a decade, the tech elite’s alternative to college and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Echoing Amazon’s mantra of “customer obsession,” Diaz said his team has obsessed over how to “compress the timeline of relief.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
This topic has obsessed my family ever since Thanksgiving, when we drove down to Wilmington, N.C.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023
In the three years since, Mr. Trump has obsessed over the daily gyrations of the stock market like no president before him.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
Comparatively few people appreciate how the thought of navigating the air's dizziest heights and the sea's gloomiest depths has obsessed the minds of inventors.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
