as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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Recent Examples of rivet
Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
But the game against Arkansas State riveted the Natural State’s two largest fan bases.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
From there, each pan needs to be cleaned up and polished before workers can rivet the handles on.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
The jury was riveted to Jordan, arguably the best basketball player ever and certainly one of the most successful sportsmen-turned-businessmen.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
But the game against Arkansas State riveted the Natural State’s two largest fan bases.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
From there, each pan needs to be cleaned up and polished before workers can rivet the handles on.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
The jury was riveted to Jordan, arguably the best basketball player ever and certainly one of the most successful sportsmen-turned-businessmen.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivet
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Future studies will focus on improving the model, testing the system in larger groups and examining how real-time physiological data can inform care outside the clinic.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The group focuses on lack of mallards being killed in Louisiana while ignoring the large number of other duck species that are being killed in that state.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Finally, the opinion asserts that the city concentrates poverty by prioritizing construction of new low-income housing in low resource areas.—
Heidi Vonblum,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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One approach is to concentrate your thoughts on empathy.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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