engrossing
adjective
en·gross·ing
in-ˈgrō-siŋ 
en-
: taking up the attention completely : absorbing
Examples of engrossing in a Sentence
an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The result is a collection of songs that are immediately engrossing and among the most affecting of Swift’s career, while also focusing on topics like Hamlet and suburban bliss.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Along with the endlessly inventive roguelike combat, this is a wonderful trip back into Supergiant's visually gorgeous and narratively engrossing spin on Greek mythology.
—PC Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
Language’s ability both to reveal and to conceal is at the heart of this engrossing history of medieval encoded and encrypted manuscripts.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Engrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrossing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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