obsessive
Example Sentences
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Huerta said they didn’t always agree, but she and Chávez shared a mutual respect and obsessive sense of mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
In “True Color” Kory Stamper investigates the curious entries tucked into Webster’s Third New International Dictionary—and the brilliant, obsessive scientist who wrote them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The 21-year-old art history major says she had never gambled on anything before, but as an Oscars obsessive she surmised that Timothée Chalamet’s “Marty Supreme” campaign was on shaky ground with traditional voters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
In the individual categories, Feinberg said Timothee Chalamet is a clear frontrunner for best actor honors for his portrayal of an obsessive 1950s table tennis star in "Marty Supreme."
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
He took obsessive zeal in recording captured goods and would defend them at all costs.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
