as in fascinates
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the crowd was hypnotized by the powerful, eloquent speaker
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Then there’s the story of life, which also really fascinates me.—
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
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Kafka’s work still fascinates readers — like Polish filmmaking legend Holland.—
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Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.—
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By bringing these three gestures together, Killam fashions a method that repairs, strengthens, and re-enchants the invisible social fabric that sustains us.—
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During halftime, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band mesmerizes the crowd with its military precision and complex formations.—
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“Hypnotizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotizes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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