fixate
Example Sentences
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While some investors fixate on Nvidia chips or large language models such as Alphabet’s Gemini, Chintalapalli is focused on utilities, backup-power providers, and real estate—the physical infrastructure needed to support the AI boom.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
But Ms. McCracken does not fixate on the aesthetic of a sentence or the mechanics of plot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Halpern's earlier research identified a distinct pattern of electrical activity in the NAc that appears right before a person begins to fixate on food and feels the urge to binge.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
I jump back and fixate my phone’s camera on the creature, but that only encourages them to step closer.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
And I know it’s just texts, and it’s a weird thing to fixate on.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing fixate
Pride
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