as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned had this bizarre idée fixe that people were spying on her with electromagnetic waves
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obsessions
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While plenty of star duos grabbed headlines, five stood out as some of the era's obsessions.—
Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lyrical obsessions such as mortality, decline, and desuetude riddle the songs here.— David Harris, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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