obsessively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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To find out more about space oddities, I called Robert Pearlman, who obsessively tracks them as the editor of Collectspace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The condition causes him to obsessively pluck his beard or eyebrows when anxious or bored.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
We talked about that story obsessively last spring.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
He said his wife was not a big sports fan but "every two years, she makes us obsessively watch the Olympics".
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
He used to work in the garden every weekend, kneeling on a green rubber pad, obsessively inspecting every leaf as if he were manicuring fingernails.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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