Thesaurus results for MESMERIZE

mesmerize

verb

ˈmez-mə-ˌrīz

Definition of mesmerize next

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 And yet, twice each year, people not only from in and around New York, but from across the country and even perhaps from around the world come to Manhattan to be mesmerized by an uncommon phenomenon that occurs near sunset. —

Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026 Jaxon Smith-Njigba is mesmerizing in space, and dynamic playmakers adorn every level of this Seahawks roster. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026 It’s been mesmerizing to watch Schoenbrun not only come out in real time over their last two films, but now come so much into their own powers as a storyteller. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Everyone on stage mesmerizes, yet Christopher Nell as The Boy, a barrel of laughs and an acrobat, nonetheless steals the show. —

Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesmerize

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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Princess Kate, 44, previously revealed that all of her children are fascinated by planes and other aircraft.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026