one-track
Americanadjective
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having only one track.
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unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time; narrow.
a one-track mind.
adjective
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informal obsessed with one idea, subject, etc
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having or consisting of a single track
Etymology
Origin of one-track
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The US has already started to change its stance on Somaliland, moving away from its Mogadishu-focused approach, known as the "one-track" Somalia policy.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
The on-again-off-again relationship opens up Miranda's one-track mind.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
The result is a boost to the one-track line that catapults it up to and beyond where it was before the pandemic.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
"We can disagree openly in Senegal, but we should never force our brothers and sisters into silence through persecution, one-track thinking, intellectual terrorism and violence," he said.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023
“You have a one-track mind, you know that?”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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