- plural of obsession.
obsessions
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Episodes feature expert guests and range from conversations about conservation to memories of the birds that first sparked lifelong obsessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
His best work tunneled into life’s darkest spaces to excavate ideas about our fears and obsessions, often reflected through dazzling practical effects that matched the naturalism of his greatest feature: a singularly expressive, malleable face.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Compulsions are the repetitive acts that can be mental or physical that the individual feels compelled to do to temporarily relieve the stress of obsessions.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Nevertheless, at that moment he was blinded by his twin obsessions: to destroy Lyra and to possess her mother.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
