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

I’m trying not to fixate on it, but wow.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera