spellbinding
adjective
spell·bind·ing
ˈspel-ˌbīn-diŋ 
: holding the attention as if by a spell
a spellbinding story
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This spellbinding psychological thriller unfolds like a pulpy mystery novel, where the dynamic between the characters is even more intriguing than the mystery.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The 49ers beat the Bears 42-38 Sunday night in one of the more spellbinding and exasperating games in recent NFL history.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Naturally, a unique coffee table begs for equally interesting coffee-table books, and these spellbinding tomes are readily available on the secondhand market.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Come for the corrupt politicians boiling in pitch; stay for the poetry and the spellbinding stories.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The 49ers beat the Bears 42-38 Sunday night in one of the more spellbinding and exasperating games in recent NFL history.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Naturally, a unique coffee table begs for equally interesting coffee-table books, and these spellbinding tomes are readily available on the secondhand market.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Come for the corrupt politicians boiling in pitch; stay for the poetry and the spellbinding stories.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Spellbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spellbinding. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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