fixate
verb (used without object)
to obsessively concentrate one's attention (usually followed byon ).
have fixated
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present perfectof fixate.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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Investors this week have fixated on a routine quarterly announcement of how the government plans to finance itself, a sign of how sensitive Wall Street has become to a rapid run-up in interest rates.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Social media users, particularly on Twitter and TikTok, have fixated on reports of harmed animals and images of the vinyl chloride burn, demanding more answers from officials.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2023
And while many here are far removed from the social media attacks that have fixated a national audience, Fetterman’s message about Oz has sunk in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
But men's rights activists, TikTok and now "SNL" have fixated on one detail: fecal matter found in the couple's bed.
From Salon ● May 16, 2022
Some have fixated on the new company’s presumed antagonist, Amazon, and how the merger might force a rewrite of the retail giant’s play for the pharmaceutical market.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2017
