obsessively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Yet most climbers train obsessively for going up and barely prepare for coming down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Typhur Sync Gold Quad, meanwhile, tracks several foods at once, plus the ambient temperature, so you can stop obsessively lifting the lid and enjoy the people gathered around the fire.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
They’ve had enough of hiding under hats and obsessively monitoring hairlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Instead of obsessively over-rationalizing or avoiding, try making friends with that feeling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Kelton’s father is out in the garage making masculine metallic noises, and Kelton seems to be everywhere at once, like a watchdog obsessively checking that everything in his world is secure.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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