as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
discovered that the children were mesmerized by a television show
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Recent Examples of mesmerize
Be mesmerized by a multicultural celebration featuring holiday favorites from America and Mexico.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Like the French explorers who gave them their name, the Teton peaks mesmerize at any time of the year, but especially when dripping with snow in winter.
—Crai S Bower, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
Cruise talked about a childhood spent mesmerized by the movie theater projector.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Some remain enamored with the legacy, while others are simply mesmerized by them.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Details of the service were kept private, but the family's public show of solidarity in turning out to support Caroline is typical of the Kennedy dynasty, which has fascinated Americans for decades.—
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Why does Kubrick’s work continue to fascinate, thrill, and move us?—
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At times, partners may have had a special mystique, enchanting you with their powers that may have sucked you in — for the better — or instead, like an addiction.—
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Coperni’s timing proved, well, enchanted.—
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“Mesmerize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesmerize. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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