as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
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Recent Examples of spellbind
Entrees are equally spellbinding and a bit overwhelming.
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Before the show began, audience members stood for the Korean and U.S. national anthems, led by professional singers with spellbinding voices.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Before the show began, audience members stood for the Korean and U.S. national anthems, led by professional singers with spellbinding voices.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbind
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The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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The screenplay loses its way at the end but kids and adults will be enchanted by the inventive, eccentric characters and the rich animation.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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No longer interested in enchanting us, the filmmaker puts his audience through the wringer, and his kick-ass mentality is well-served by star Tom Cruise, who lives for these sorts of full-throttle roles.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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