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obsessive

[uhb-ses-iv] / əbˈsɛs ɪv /
ADJECTIVE
addictive
Synonyms
WEAK
enslaving hooking














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One of the gassiest debates in the NBA—and this is a gassy sport, its obsessive followers will yap about it until the ears tumble off your head—concerns what player is the “Face of the Sport.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Tolkien obsessive – and his son Peter McGee are collaborating with screenwriter Philippa Boyens on a new “Lord of the Rings” film, for one.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

It’s a general mood of exhaustion with Mr. Putin himself and his obsessive war that can’t be made to fall out of a fourth-story window.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A perfectionist, obsessive about detail, and as committed to his craft as anyone in the professional era.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Hallows...Horcruxes...Hallows...Horcruxes...Yet he no longer burned with that weird, obsessive longing.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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