spellbinding
adjective
spell·bind·ing
ˈspel-ˌbīn-diŋ 
: holding the attention as if by a spell
a spellbinding story
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The spellbinding play — penned by Jack Thorne with help from Rowling and the production's director, John Tiffany — first premiered in London before opening on Broadway in April 2018.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Riders must collect the musical spirits and return them to the organ using their spellbinding flashlights.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Hannibal had to be both awake and remote in order to create a spellbinding charisma.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the last few years, Monfils has thrilled crowds pretty much wherever he’s been, drawing awestruck reactions from people disbelieving at how someone in their mid- and now late 30s can be producing such spellbinding tennis.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Riders must collect the musical spirits and return them to the organ using their spellbinding flashlights.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Hannibal had to be both awake and remote in order to create a spellbinding charisma.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the last few years, Monfils has thrilled crowds pretty much wherever he’s been, drawing awestruck reactions from people disbelieving at how someone in their mid- and now late 30s can be producing such spellbinding tennis.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Spellbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spellbinding. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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