transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks 
transfixed; transfixing; transfixes
1
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
he stood transfixed by her gaze
2
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale
Synonyms
Examples of transfix in a Sentence
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
Recent Examples on the Web
The subject is Barney’s daughter Laura, a being at once quiet and transfixing.
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Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
The story of their disappearance and eventual recovery transfixed the global media.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
This group is led by Jalen Brunson, a humble, 27-year-old, team-first overachiever who, along with the rest of the Knicks, has transfixed the city in a way reminiscent of Patrick Ewing’s 1990s teams.
—David Waldstein Adrienne Grunwald, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Parents express concerns about their childrens’ addiction to TikTok, and yet YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels, two U.S. products, aspire to be just as transfixing.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Why did Nicaragua transfix them in the first place?
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Regardless of the reasons, it’s been a transfixing start to the year in popular music, with major contributions seemingly coming from all different corners of the music world, and from all different levels of artists.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The charge is the latest twist in a saga that has transfixed the baseball world since The Times broke the story on March 20.
—Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Found not guilty of nearly decapitating ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson with a knife and stabbing Ron Goldman in a 1995 double murder trial that transfixed and split the nation, the former football star moved his daughter and son from Los Angeles to a house in Kendall.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
The story of their disappearance and eventual recovery transfixed the global media.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
This group is led by Jalen Brunson, a humble, 27-year-old, team-first overachiever who, along with the rest of the Knicks, has transfixed the city in a way reminiscent of Patrick Ewing’s 1990s teams.
—David Waldstein Adrienne Grunwald, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Parents express concerns about their childrens’ addiction to TikTok, and yet YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels, two U.S. products, aspire to be just as transfixing.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Why did Nicaragua transfix them in the first place?
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Regardless of the reasons, it’s been a transfixing start to the year in popular music, with major contributions seemingly coming from all different corners of the music world, and from all different levels of artists.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The charge is the latest twist in a saga that has transfixed the baseball world since The Times broke the story on March 20.
—Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Found not guilty of nearly decapitating ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson with a knife and stabbing Ron Goldman in a 1995 double murder trial that transfixed and split the nation, the former football star moved his daughter and son from Los Angeles to a house in Kendall.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks
1
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon
2
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
stood transfixed by her gaze
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