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obsessive

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














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Her mother, an angry woman and an obsessive hoarder, has recently died, and Livia is stuck with the job of cleaning out her house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Apart from BookTok, there have always been these really obsessive fan communities,” Friedman says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

But what the Hollywood suits don’t realize is that Kris has been a “Camp Miasma” obsessive since childhood.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

From obsessive reading online, the politics, history, and geography of the two Koreas, China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States would all become familiar.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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